The bid to sell the H145 light utility helicopter comes more than eight years after Poland scrapped a purchase of Airbus H225M tactical-transport helos.
The Czech Ministry of Defense has invited producers from other NATO member states to supply offers for the delivery of 12 multipurpose helicopters for the Czech military.
Poland’s new government plans to accelerate the tender to acquire nine batteries of missiles, which are to provide for Poland’s short-range air defense system.
Eastern European allies plan to acquire new armored vehicles and enhance their land forces' capabilities as a response to a perceived increased land-based threat by Russia.