Warsaw. A Black Hawk helicopter landed near the hospital on Szaserów Street. what happened?

On Wednesday, February 8, just before 3 p.m. at the helipad of the Military Institute of Medicine at ul. A Black Hawk military helicopter landed the chauffeurs. spokesperson, Col. Jarosław Kowal, is the only airstrip in the capital that can accept the heaviest machines in Poland, such as the Black Hawk.

Black Hawk in Warsaw. Why was he at the hospital?

Colonel Jarosław Kowal reported that the landing at the hospital at ul. Chasseur was only an element of military exercises.

Black Hawk landed as part of exercises and cooperation between military units and WIM

hospital spokesman explained.

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Col. Kowal explained that the helipad is open 24 hours a day and is open all week. Every year, 500-600 different types of aircraft land there, both civil and civilian. “Often they bring wounded soldiers or those on exercises,” said the military man. Black Hawks, however, are rare there.

Black Hawks in Polish services

In 2018, the purchase was necessary due to the fact that the youngest police helicopter was 13 years old and the oldest 47, explained the government. Helicopters were purchased with anti-terrorist operations in mind. The machines were equipped with night vision devices.

Four Black Hawks bought in 2019 for the Polish Army had problems with the equipment. Chief Mariusz Baszczak boasted about how modern equipment was delivered to the army.

“Meanwhile, anyone with any idea on the subject, hearing the minister, smiled to himself, looking at the helicopters standing behind him. There is no trace of a number of systems that are standard on machines of this type serving special forces. eyes, because most of them require some kind of sensors, antennas, cameras, launchers or other modifications to be installed on the hull of the machine” –