Multi-purpose Helicopters Programme: Operational Needs, Strategy and Defence Industrial Policy
Multi-purpose Helicopters Programme: Operational Needs, Strategy and Defence Industrial Policy
Author(s): Marcin Terlikowski
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Multi-purpose helicopters programme; H225M Caracal; Airbus Helicopters; modernization of army; Poland; strengthening armed forces; Polish defence policy; military industry;
Summary/Abstract: The choice of the H225M Caracal for Poland’s multi-role helicopter programme sparked a discussion over the operational, political and economic aspects of awarding the €2–3 billion worth contract to Airbus Helicopters. The implementation of the programme will increase Polish security by strengthening the country’s armed forces and its position in NATO. It will open new doors for bilateral defence and military cooperation with France too. A qualitative change in the Polish defence industry can, however, come only if a comprehensive and coordinated defence industrial policy is established.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2015
- Language: English
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