Poland signs deal to buy 300 military vehicles from US: defence minister

Poland has signed a deal to buy 300 used mine-resistant Cougar military vehicles from the United States, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Wednesday. 

Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

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Błaszczak said in a tweet: “We have signed an agreement with the United States for the delivery of 300 used Cougar MRAP vehicles."

He added that the vehicles, together with logistics and training support, would be supplied to the Polish army in the first quarter of next year.

"They will boost the capacity of units deployed in the east of the county, among other locations," Błaszczak tweeted.

Podpisaliśmy z USA umowę na dostawę 300 używanych pojazdów MRAP typu COUGAR. Pojazdy wraz z pakietem logistycznym i szkoleniowym trafią do Wojska Polskiego w I kwartale 2022 r. i wzmocnią m. in. potencjał jednostek rozlokowanych we wschodniej 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/yXXx6UJxUY

— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) December 8, 2021

The planned purchase of 300 used Cougar MRAP (Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected) 4X4 vehicles, together with a logistics and training package, was first signaled last month when Błaszczak said they would be deployed for use by the Polish Army’s 16th and 18th divisions, state news agency PAP reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP