Deliveries for the previous Abrams lot were to begin this year, with the first 28 tanks going to the country’s armed forces.Polish defense officials have said the acquisition will enable the country’s military to counter Russia’s flagship T-14 Armata tank.The procurement will also allow Warsaw to replace its outdated Soviet-designed T-72 and PT-91 tanks with a new tracked vehicle platform.Polish President Andrzej Duda asked to accelerate existing acquisition programs during U.S. President Joe Biden’s official visit to Warsaw earlier this year amid the war in neighboring Ukraine.Poland was slated to also receive Patriot missile systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems as well as F-35 fighter jets this year, according to Duda."