GE Aerospace, Military University of Technology sign collaboration MoU

WARSAW, POLAND – September 30, 2026 — GE Aerospace and the Military University of Technology in Warsaw (Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, WAT) have signed a final agreement to provide T700/CT7 engine training in Poland. WAT will manage training for Polish technicians, military personnel, and employees of Military Aircraft Works No. 1 SA (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze NR 1 S.A., WZL-1), who will support the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian fleet in the Polish Armed Forces. The agreement also includes preparing future engineering staff for the military and is part of the localization commitments tied to the Apache helicopter order placed by the Polish Ministry of National Defense in 2024.

“At our university, we will establish the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopter Training Center and the Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory. As a certified training center, we will provide the infrastructure and experienced training instructors. We will train engineers and technicians for the needs of military aviation. For theoretical and practical training, we will use a virtual simulator, a helicopter, and a training engine. In the future, our task will also include certifying and maintaining the flight training process in accordance with European military airworthiness requirements (EMAR). For 75 years, the Academy has been training engineering and aviation personnel in the Aerospace Engineering department at the Faculty of Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace. The signed agreements expand our capabilities to include training closely tied to the deployment of modern helicopters,” said Gen. Brig. Prof. Przemysław Wachulak, Rector-Commandant of WAT.

“WAT’s expertise in training well qualified technicians will assist the Polish Armed Forces goal of in-country sustainment of the T700/CT7 engine fleet and help equip Poland’s military personnel and mechanics with the necessary skills to maintain and support these engines to ensure readiness of the Polish Armed Forces helicopters,” said Shawn Warren, Vice President of Defense & Systems, GE Aerospace.

This is one of two training collaborations between the organizations. In September 2025, they signed a memorandum of understanding to explore expanding engine training and education to the F110-GE-129 engine that powers Boeing’s F-15EX fighter jet and to establish an Aircraft Engine Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at WAT.

The T700/CT7 family of turboshaft and turboprop engines currently powers 15 types of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, serving more than 130 customers in over 50 countries. The series has surpassed 25,000 engines delivered and has accumulated more than 130 million total flight hours. In Europe, over 1,300 T700/CT7 engines have been delivered or are on order for 20 military and commercial customers, supporting interoperability among medium-sized helicopter operators. The design has logged extensive service in demanding environments, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and supports missions ranging from transport, utility, and attack to medical evacuation, air rescue, firefighting, special operations, and marine patrol.

GE Aerospace’s presence in Poland spans more than three decades, with over 2,300 employees across five locations developing technologies for defense and commercial customers. WAT, established in 1951 and supervised by the Polish Minister of National Defence, educates students and conducts research across eight academic faculties, including Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace; Cybernetics; and New Technologies and Chemistry.