On Tuesday, January 2, the 1st "Warszawska" Armoured Brigade announced the commencement of the fire certification process in accordance with US Army standards for the first Polish company of M1A1FEP (Firepower Enhancement Package) tanks.
The first practical training ground for M1 tank crews is carried out at the Land Forces Training Center - Nowa Dęba.
Currently, the 1st "Warszawska" Armoured Brigade includes one fully rearmed company of M1A1FEP Abrams tanks, numbering 14 tanks, consisting of three platoons of 4 tanks each, as well as 2 tanks: the company commander and his deputy. Three M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System) technical support vehicles serve as support. These are vehicles from the first batch delivered to Poland on June 26, 2023. Another 26 tanks, along with the M88A2 HERCULES, are currently undergoing deprocessing, i.e. de-preservation and zero-level inspection in the newly established Competence Center at the Military Automotive Works (WZM) in Poznań. The first cars arrived there on December 11, 2023.In total, 40 M1A1FEP tanks have been delivered to Poland at the moment, out of a total of 116 ordered almost exactly a year ago (January 4, 2023). The remaining 76 tanks, in accordance with the schedule included in the contract, are to be delivered to Poland in batches this year .The used M1A1FEP tanks will be complemented by brand new vehicles in the latest M1A2SEPv3 (System Enhanced Package version 3) standard, 250 of which should be delivered to Poland from the beginning of 2025 (there have been signals about the possibility of accelerating deliveries by the end of 2024), which will end in 2026. Both the M1A1FEP and M1A2SEPv3 will be equipped with the Danish SitaWare Frontline software package of the C4ISR class, and by 2027, an AGTS (Advanced Gunnery Training System) training center will be established in the 1st "Warszawska" Armoured Brigade in Wesoła near Warsaw.