PZL Świdnik reveals its offset offer value

Augusta Westland-owned PZL Świdnik announced that the value of its offer regarding the tender to purchase helicopters by the Polish Army stood at €4 billion. "Certainly, the value was among the highest," the statement read.

According to the media, the applications of both PZL Milece and PZL Świdnik were declined by the government due to “formal reasons.” The Ministry of Defense has selected French Eurocopter Caracal EC725 manufactured by Airbus to be “further verified", the vehicles have already been tested. It means that Poland will probably buy 70 helicopters from the French producer, rather than the British-Italian AgustaWestland AW149 or American Black Hawk S-70i.

The Polish firm denied the ministry's information that it presented only 41 offset obligations and claimed there were 56 obligations.

PZL Świdnik also said that it would start delivering AW-149PL helicopters in 2017.