Polish attack helicopter tender attracts four potential bidders

Four companies have expressed interest in supplying Poland with 30 attack helicopters in a deal brought forward by two years as part of a review of the country's army modernisation programme in light of the crisis in Ukraine.

The potential bidders are an Airbus Helicopters and Heli Invest Services consortium, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Bell Helicopter Textron Company and BIT SA, a Ministry of Defence official said at a news conference on Tuesday.

The ministry said the list of potential bidders is not closed, so there is still a chance for players such as Boeing to come in with an offer.

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