Poland will purchase 48 Krab howitzers for nearly $800 million
Poland announced that tthe country would acquire 48 more AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers from local arms manufacturer for $797 million.
Poland News
Land
Expo and Air Show
President Duda Visited Turkish Companies at MSPO
Polish President Andrzej Sebastian Duda arrived in Kielce to attend MSPO, the country's and region's largest defence fair.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Baykar Presents its TB2 for Poland at MSPO
Poland’s defence expo MSPO will open its doors tomorrow. Turkiye is the leading country with 26 participant companies. Baykar’s TB2 Armed UAV is presented at the expo for the first time.
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Defence Industry to be Presented at MSPO 2022
Turkish Defence Industry is participating in the “MSPO International Defence Industry Fair”, the biggest Military Expo in Central and Eastern Europe.
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
ROK’s Hanwha Defence signs 2.4$ billion contracts with Poland
Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Hanwha Defence signed on August 26, an execution contract to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland, just days before the MSPO Defence Expo in Kielce, Poland. The contract, worth $2.4 billion, is the first phase of a framework agreement signed in late July.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye will have a record-breaking attendance at the MSPO 2022 Defence expo in Poland
Poland’s largest defence fair, MSPO, will occur between 6-9 September 2022 in the shadow of recent international relations.
Land
Air
Poland buys K2 Black Panther MBT, K9 Thunder SPH and FA-50 Fighting Eagle light fighter jets from ROK
Polish Defence Minister announced that they are negotiating with the ROK to purchase 180 K2 Black Panther, 120 K9 Thunder SPH and 48 FA-50 Fighting Eagle Jets.
Unmanned Systems
Fund-Raising to Donate TB2 to Ukraine Gets Global
First, Lithuanian people raised funds to donate TB2 UAV to Ukraine. According to Defense Express, the third wave of fundraising is coming from Poland.
Air
Poland to Acquire 32 AW149 Helicopters from Leonardo
Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and head of the Ministry of National Defence, signed a contract in Świdnik to deliver 32 AW149 multi-role helicopters to Polish Land Forces. Leonardo will manufacture AW149 helicopters locally at its plant, the PZL Swidnik. The contract value is PLN 8 billion 250 million.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye to be the leading nation at Poland’s MSPO Expo 2022
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, former Warshaw pact countries decided to increase their defence budgets. This increase indicates that the transformation from Warsaw Pact to the NATO Pact system will also speed up. Turkiye, this year, decided to lead this process.
Land
Poland and MBDA UK to develop anti-tank vehicles armed with Brimstone
Nine companies from Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), Poland, have signed a cooperation agreement with the MBDA UK to develop anti-tank vehicles.
Air
Leonardo’s M-346 is certified as a trainer jet for Polish F-16 and F-35
The Leonardo M-346 Master has been certified by the US USAF as a jet trainer for future F-16 and F-35 fighter pilots in Poland.
Air
Bilateral Relations
T-129 is Excluded from Poland’s Shortlist
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak visited U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington on Apr. 20, 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland’s assistance to Ukraine and bilateral relations with the USA was the main topic of meetings. During the meeting in Washington, Poland announced that it excluded the Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) T129 attack helicopter from the attack helicopter tender.
Bilateral Relations
UK to Poland, Poland to Ukraine, Tank exchange
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his plans to ‘backfill’ supplies of Soviet-era tanks by sending Challenger II MBT to Poland.
