![]() ![]() Army – along with some tank crews – Poland also sought to acquire some “pre-owned” vehicles. While some 400 of the USMC’s tanks were transferred to the U.S. The service had operated tanks since the First World War, but as part of the Force Design 2030 initiative, it divested its tank fleet in 2021. The shipment was part of a deal worth $1.4 billion for 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks that had been previously used by the U.S. Videos circulated on social media on Wednesday afternoon that showed the arrival of the first fourteen of the Abrams. “The first tanks are already on Polish soil, it’s an important day for the Polish army,” Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told reporters. ![]() A total of 366 Abrams MBTs will eventually be acquired by Poland as it attempts to bolster its military as a deterrent to Russia. The tanks arrived in the port city of Szczecin. On Wednesday, Poland received the first shipment of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) that were purchased by Warsaw for the Polish Army. ![]()
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