The first Polish M1A1FEP Abrams tanks and M88A2 Hercules armored repair and recovery vehicle arrived for service at the service center in Poznan.
This was reported by the press service of the Polish arms concern Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) on Tuesday, December 12.
The armored vehicles will be serviced at Wojskowy Zakłady Motoryzacyjne, a part of the PGZ concern.
The first two tanks and one BREM were delivered to the Polish service center the day before.
The maintenance of Abrams main battle tanks is organized jointly with the American company General Dynamics.
The parties signed the agreement on June 26, during the Abrams Suppliers conference.
The center in Poznan will support Abrams tanks in the M1A2SEPv3 and M1A1FEP versions, which will be in service with the Polish Army.
Last December, the United States approved the sale of 116 Abrams M1A1 tanks, support vehicles, and ammunition to Poland.
Also in April 2022, a contract was signed for the purchase of 250 M1A2SEPv3 tanks. The first tanks in this version will be delivered by the end of 2024, while all deliveries will be completed by the end of 2026.
It is planned to supply a large number of 120-mm tank ammunition and training for technical, engineering and logistics support services and other related logistical and software elements.
Poland is buying American tanks to replace the T-72M/M1/M1R and PT-91 Twardy tanks transferred to Ukraine.
In total, the Polish Armed Forces will receive 366 Abrams tanks.
