Poland wants HIMARS Academy: official

We want a HIMARS Academy to be established in Poland to provide training in the use of this artillery system, defense minister Mariusz Błaszczak tweeted Tuesday.

Polish defense minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

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He added that the European Rocket Artillery Summit conference is being held in Poland’s Toruń on Tuesday, where details of the project will be discussed. “The first HIMARS will arrive [in Poland] later this year,” Błaszczak said.

Chcemy, aby w 🇵🇱powstała Himars Academy, w której będą odbywać się szkolenia z użycia tego systemu artylerii. Dziś w Toruniu odbywa się konferencja European Rocket Artillery Summit, gdzie omówione zostaną szczegóły tego projektu. Pierwsze Himarsy trafią do nas jeszcze w tym roku. pic.twitter.com/uBDy9AFvrd

— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) April 18, 2023

Poland acquired 20 sets of HIMARS high mobility rocket artillery in 2019 for a sum of USD 414 million. Those included 18 combat launchers and 2 practice launchers. Poland also expressed an interest in purchasing nearly 500 more launchers. In February this year, the United States responded positively to the request and agreed to a potential sale of 484 launchers, with a maximum value of USD 10 billion.

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Source: PAP