M1 Abrams tank. Photo: US Army
This assertion was made by the top of the Polish army plane plant No. 1, Jacek Goszynski.
“The Abrams tanks are outfitted with AGT1500C turboshaft plane engines, which require specialised upkeep at licensed factories. Unfortunately, these necessities weren’t taken into consideration when deciding to buy these tanks,” he advised Gazeta Prawna.
Goszynski specified that along with Abrams tanks, Poland has bought a number of restore and restoration automobiles with the identical engines. “We are getting ready to create a certified service heart for these engines in Poland, however it is a very complicated and costly activity,” added the director of the army enterprise.
In 2022, Warsaw signed an settlement with Washington to buy 250 Abrams tanks within the M1A2 SEPv3 model manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems, GDLS. They are to be delivered in 2025-2026. Also, in accordance with the publication Defense Industry Europe, as a part of this deal, the United States will ship Poland 26 M88A2 armored restoration automobiles and 17 M1074 tank-launched bridges.
The whole quantity allotted by the Polish authorities for the acquisition of recent tanks was 23.3 billion zlotys (6 billion {dollars}). 250 fight automobiles might be sufficient to equip 4 tank battalions.
