General Dynamics Land Systems to manufacture Abrams tanks for Poland under $1.2 billion order

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales order from the U.S. Army to deliver 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to Poland.

The 250 new tanks for Poland will cost $1.148 billion.

It is planned that the first Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks will be delivered to Poland starting in early 2025.

The training of Polish soldiers began after the opening of the tank academy at the Bedrusko military training ground (Poland), for which 28 Abrams tanks were handed over.

The state-of-the-art M1A2 SEPv3 configuration features technological advancements in communications, fire control and lethality, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency, plus upgraded armor.

Additionally, the SEPv3 Abrams is designed to seamlessly accept future upgrades.

“The M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams is the most advanced main battle tank in the world, and we look forward to getting it into the hands of Polish soldiers,” General Dynamics Land Systems representative said.

Last July, it was announced that Poland had procured 250 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks from the United States.

According to the Prime Minister of Poland, this quantity will be sufficient to create at least four tank battalions.

The combat vehicles will serve the 18th Infantry Division named after General Tadeusza Buka, particularly the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade and the 19th Lublin Mechanized Brigade.

The Polish government ordered 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks; 250 AN/VLQ-12 Counter Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) Duke systems; 26 M88A2 HERCULES armored recovery vehicles; 17 M1110 Joint Assault Bridge systems; 276 M2 .50 Caliber machine guns; 500 М240С 7.62 mm machine guns; and 15 AGT1500 gas turbine engines.

The sale also includes a large number of 120-mm tank ammunition.