WARSAW, POLAND – September 30, 2026 – GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and the Military University of Technology in Warsaw (Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna or WAT) today have signed the final agreement to provide T700/CT7 engine training in Poland. Under the agreement, WAT will manage T700/CT7 engine training for Polish technicians, military personnel, and Military Aircraft Works No. 1 SA (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze NR 1 S.A. or WZL-1) employees who will support the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter fleet operating in the Polish Armed Forces. In addition, WAT will prepare future engineering staff for the Polish Armed Forces. This agreement is part of the localization commitment to support 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 agreement is one of two training collaborations between GE Aerospace and WAT. In September 2025, GE Aerospace and WAT signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further their collaboration opportunities to expand engine training and education to the F110-GE-129 engine that powers Boeing’s F-15EX fighter jet and the establishment of an Aircraft Engine Additive Manufacturing Laboratory in WAT.
Today, the T700/CT7 family of turboshaft and turboprop engines power 15 types of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft with more than 130 customers in more than 50 countries. The T700/CT7 family has surpassed 25,000 engines delivered and more than 130 million total flight hours.
The T700/CT7 engine has a widespread presence throughout Europe and the world. In Europe alone, more than 1,300 T700/CT7 engines have been delivered or are on order for 20 European military and commercial customers, marking the T700/CT7 as the engine of choice for medium-sized helicopter operators and enabling interoperability and collaboration between these customers.
The T700/CT7 design has proven itself in the harshest environments, logging millions of flight hours in hot-harsh combat zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. The engine family also powers a variety of civil aviation and military applications, including transport, utility and attack, medical evacuation, air rescue, firefighting, special operations, and marine patrol.
GE Aerospace’s presence in Poland spans over 30 years with more than 2,300 high-skilled employees across five locations. Developing the next-generation aerospace technologies for defense and commercial customers, GE Aerospace is proud to remain Poland’s long-term strategic partner.
About Military University of Technology
The Military University of Technology (WAT), established in 1951, is a public academic institution supervised by the Polish Minister of National Defence. As an open technical university, it serves the Polish Armed Forces, science, economy, and society through the education of students, the development of academic and teaching staff, and the conduct of scientific research and development work in the exact, technical, and social sciences. The teaching process at WAT is carried out by eight academic faculties: Security, Logistics and Management; Cybernetics; Electronics; Civil Engineering and Geodesy; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace; New Technologies and Chemistry; and the Institute of Optoelectronics.
About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 57,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at www.geaerospace.com.