Poland Acquires 800 Hellfire II Missiles
The Polish government has signed a deal to purchase 800 Hellfire II missiles to equip the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian and AW149 attack helicopters.
Poland News
Weapon / Missile
Air
Poland to acquire 22 AW101 Multi-role Helicopters for the Army
Poland announced it would acquire 22 AgustaWestland AW101 medium-lift multi-role helicopters.
Air
Sensors
E/W
Poland to Goes for Saab’s GlobalEye
Boosting its defence capacity constantly, Poland targets owning an AEW&C aircraft. Poland goes for Saab’s GlobalEye for AEW&C.
Land
Poland Receives Additional K2 Black Panther
Poland's Defence Ministry received seven additional K2 Black Panther tanks from the Republic of Korea's Hyundai Rotem.
Weapon / Missile
Poland Receives its First Five M142 HIMARS Rocket Launchers
Poland has received the first units of the MLRS M142 HIMARS from the United States as part of the contract signed in 2019.
Air
Poland Receives Second-hand AH-64E Apache Helicopters
Poland will receive eight second-hand AH-64E Guardian Apache attack helicopters from the US as an interim solution.
Weapon / Missile
Poland to Equip AW149s with Hellfire
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Poland of AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million.
Land
Poland to Buy 1400 Borsuk IFV
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Polish Armaments Group, PGZ, signed a contract to buy 1400 Borsuk AICV.
Country
Bilateral Relations
World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces. Death toll from earthquake rises to 6,957 with 38,224 injured Turkiye. The World Health Organisation declared a “Level 3 Emergency”. Level 3 stands for the highest emergency, WHO’s agency-wide assets are called upon to be mobilised.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Poland to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine anyhow
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he would deliver a Leopard 2 main battle tank to Ukraine, even without the approval of Germany.
Air
Bilateral Relations
The Netherlands Deploys F-35 to Poland
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will deploy F-35 Lightning II jets to Poland for the NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission.
Land
Additional M1 Abrams Tanks for Poland
Poland continues to armament activities. Polish Minister of Defence Marius Blaszczak has announced an agreement for additional M1 Abrams procurement.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Poland orders four F-16 simulators from Elbit Systems
Poland ordered four Full Mission Simulators (FMS) F-16 aircraft to Elbit Systems with an estimated contract of $36 million.
Air
Leonardo Completed the M-346 Trainer Delivery to Poland
Leonardo has delivered the last batch of four M-346 Master aircraft to the Polish Air Force (PAF) . With this addition, the Polish Air Force operates 16 M-346s, making it the second largest user of these trainer jets in the European region.
