DefenseBoeing awarded $4.6bn contract for AH-64E Apaches to Poland, Kuwait, and Egypt
Boeing has received a $4.6 billion contract on November 25 to supply AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Poland, Kuwait, and Egypt. The award, disclosed by the US Department of Defense, also includes crew training simulators and related components.
The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, valued at $4,685,369,804, will be executed at Boeing’s Mesa, Arizona facility, with completion expected by May 30, 2032. According to the Pentagon, $2.3 billion of FMS funding from 2010 has been obligated at the time of the award.
The procurement supports Poland’s ongoing efforts to modernize its rotary-wing fleet, enabling the country to replace legacy Mil Mi-24 helicopters. Poland has previously leased eight AH-64D Apaches, with the first aircraft delivered in June.
Egypt and Kuwait, both current operators of the AH-64D model, are included in the new contract. Egypt operates 46 of the older model, while Kuwait fields 16, and both countries will augment their attack helicopter fleets with the AH-64E.
In recent weeks, the company announced two new contracts to supply CH47 Chinook II helicopters to the U.S. Army and SOCOM.
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