InEn Octoberoctubre de 1998, ay stateen factoryel marco de las privatizaciones de empresas estatales, la fábrica '''WSK "PZL-Mielec"''' wassería convertedconvertida intoen auna state-ownedempresa [[company]]bajo controol estatal nuevamente y sería llamada ahora ''Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze'' [[LimitedSociedad liabilityde companyresponsabilidad limitada|Sp.z o.o.]] (PolishTrabajos AviationAeronáuticos Worksde Polonia), in shortabreviado: '''PZL Mielec''' (nota tola confuseque withno pre-wardebe [[PZL]]confundirse -coon la empresa ''Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze'' de pre-guerra).
On MarchEl 16,2007de themarzo del año 2007 '''PZL Mielec''' fue adquirida poor wasel acquiredconsorcio byaeronáutico theestadounidense [[Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation]], la que a unitsu vez es una coompañía del conglomerado ofde [[United Technologies Corporation]] (UTX). AmongAparte otherde thingsotras negociaciaciones y tratados, '''PZL Mielec''' willsería serveusada ascomo anotra additionalplanta para líneas adicionales de ensamblaje final assemblypara lineproductos forde thela parentcompañía, firm'scomo el helicóptero medio utilitario [[Sikorsky S-70|S-70 Blackhawk]] helicopter.<ref>http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=00de6eb78fa78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextchannel=709f45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&pressvcmid=5f9dbda862b73210VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD</ref>.▼
ADadas circumstanceslas ofcircunstancias thisde transactiondicha transacción (withouten auctionla que no hubo subasta pública alguna), andy itsen aftermathdonde weresu heavilypuesta criticizeden byventa thefue Polishduramente militarycriticada press,por suggestingla prensa y sectores nacionalistas dentro del Ejército y otras ramas militares de Polonia, thaten thela priceque wasse bargainsugiere que el precio de esta venta (56.1 millionsmillones PLNde Zlotys), duedebido toal fuerte trabajo de ''lobbying'' pro-Americannortemericano; lobbyingse dejó a precio de ganga. It was also pointed out, that the Polish military agreed in December 2008 to buy from new factory owners 12 unnecessary aircraft M-28B, for a price two or three times higher, than their real value and their export price.<ref>Hypki, Tomasz, (in Polish) ''Karmienie nowotworu'' ("Feeding of a cancer"), Skrzydlata Polska Nr. 1/2009, ISSN 0137-866x, p.4</ref>▼
▲On March 16, 2007 the PZL Mielec was acquired by the [[Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation]], a unit of [[United Technologies Corporation]] (UTX). Among other things, PZL Mielec will serve as an additional final assembly line for the parent firm's [[Sikorsky S-70|S-70 Blackhawk]] helicopter.<ref>http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=00de6eb78fa78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextchannel=709f45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&pressvcmid=5f9dbda862b73210VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD</ref>
▲A circumstances of this transaction (without auction) and its aftermath were heavily criticized by the Polish military press, suggesting, that the price was bargain (56.1 millions PLN), due to pro-American lobbying. It was also pointed out, that the Polish military agreed in December 2008 to buy from new factory owners 12 unnecessary aircraft M-28B, for a price two or three times higher, than their real value and their export price.<ref>Hypki, Tomasz, (in Polish) ''Karmienie nowotworu'' ("Feeding of a cancer"), Skrzydlata Polska Nr. 1/2009, ISSN 0137-866x, p.4</ref>
