The flying giants of the US army will be able to park in Wrocław. A new NATO hub is being built

The contract was signed on Wednesday at the District Infrastructure Authority in Wrocław. It covers five of the twenty tasks related to the construction of the US Air Force transhipment and loading base.

The investment will include, among others:

two parking aprons for military transport aircraft,

taxiways,

military fire brigade building,

building of the airport technician on duty.

"This project is carried out on the basis of the Polish-American Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The new infrastructure is intended to increase the capacity to accommodate military aircraft and secure the air transport of US forces," the Inspectorate said.

Completion of work, certification and readiness to accept aircraft is scheduled for 2029.

What else will change in the port of Wrocław?

The Defence24 portal writes that the project, worth several hundred million zlotys, will also include the creation of a safe, separated area for loading and unloading ammunition and explosives, an American military town, repair workshops for heavy equipment, weapons warehouses and a military railway siding that will connect the airport apron with the Wrocław Zachodni freight station.

After expansion, the Wrocław-Starachowice port is to serve as a logistics hub for NATO's eastern flank. The implementation of all tasks provided for in the contract is to last until 2035, the cited portal indicated.

Stands for the C-5 Galaxy - the flying giant of the USA

In Wrocław there will be, among others: four parking spaces for the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy aircraft. It is one of the largest military transport aircraft in the world.

It is almost 76 meters long, has a wingspan of over 67 meters and can carry 127.5 tons of cargo.

The machine was designed for the US Air Force to quickly transport heavy equipment, vehicles and supplies over long distances. Loading is possible via ramps located at the front and rear.