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The move comes as the ministry is readying to purchase MQ-9B Reapers for the country\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe contract has a net value of $70.6 million, and the service will be provided [to Poland] until the Polish Armed Forces acquire and put into use the MQ-9B Reaper unmanned aerial reconnaissance-strike systems,\u201d the ministry\u2019s Armament Agency, the entity responsible for buying weapons and military gear for the country, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planned acquisition of an undisclosed number of aircraft is poised to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/10\/05\/uk-poland-to-pool-missile-development-for-their-land-naval-forces\/\">Polish<\/a> Armed Forces the first military on NATO\u2019s eastern flank to purchase the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Lt. Col. 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