The Armament Inspectorate of Poland has relased the news that negotiations regarding the technical side of the helicopter contract under which 70 helicopters will be procured by the Polish Armed Forces have started.
The companies that entered the bid are Sikorsky International Operations Inc., Sikorsky Aircraft Corporations and PZL business alliance, Eurocopter SAS and Heli Invest Services alliance and finally PZL-Świdnik whose major shareholder is Agusta Westland.
After the technical requirements are finalized the companies will be invited to create the offers.
The Sikorsky offer its S-70i Black Hawk, already being manufactured in Mielec, Poland. The S-70i has modern rotor blades, modernized avionics, new engines - T700-GE-701D.
Finally the Black Hawk produced in Mielec is to feature an integrated system that will inform the crew about the damage the chopper suffered.