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1 week ago | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Lee Ferran
WARSAW — Today in Warsaw, representatives of the Polish private company WB Group and the South Korean defense firm Hanwha Aerospace signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to manufacture missiles for the Chunmoo multiple rocket launch system in Poland.
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1 month ago | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Aaron Mehta
WARSAW and WASHINGTON — Last week, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk stood in front of the parliament and gave a speech on the state of European security. And in it, he made eyebrows all across the world raise up with a declaration that his government was open to joining up with a nuclear security effort proposed by Paris. “We must also look more boldly into the future when it comes to arms technology.
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1 month ago | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Aaron Mehta
WARSAW — Poland has formally signed a $300 million leasing agreement for eight AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, a bridge to when the Polish Land Forces will receive their full order of Apaches. The deal was signed Feb. 27 by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of national defense, at Latkowo, home of the 1st Land Forces Aviation Brigade. The agreement covers not only the leasing of the rotorcraft themselves, but support for training and operations.
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2 months ago | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Aaron Mehta
WARSAW — Poland this week signed a $745 million agreement to purchase 200 AARGM-ER (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles – Extended Range) missiles, produced by Northrop Grumman. The weapons, which are to be used on Poland’s fleet of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, are scheduled to be delivered between 2029 and 2035. At Jan.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Lee Ferran
MSPO 2024 — As defense firms from around the world meet in Poland for the 32nd International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO), the Polish president stressed that “security” was the byword of the week as Warsaw said it would announce approximately 2 billion zloty ($520 million USD) in new deals during the show. “We need security, security, and once again security. And this is exactly what this exhibition is for.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Lee Ferran
MSPO 2024 — Poland’s defense industry is looking to sharpen its view of the earth from space, as two firms recently signed a new agreement to work together on high-resolution optical satellites to provide imagery for users in Poland.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki
WARSAW — Poland this week officially signed its Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the purchase of 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters for the Polish Land Forces, making a major step forward on its “Kruk” Attack Helicopter program. The signing occurred on Aug. 13 at the 56th Air Base, located at Latkowo, Poland. It was formally signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, alongside defense officials and representatives from industry.
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May 28, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Aaron Mehta
WARSAW — On May 18, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the first mention of a program codenamed “East Shield,” a massive zł10 billion (over $2.55 billion) investment in strengthening the physical border with Belarus and Russia. “We’ll make the Polish border secure in peacetime and impassable for the enemy in wartime,” Tusk said. “We do this to deter the enemy.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki
WARSAW — During an April 15 meeting between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Tusk made official what was largely expected around Europe: that Warsaw wants in on the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), a German-led air-defense network still in its infancy. “Denmark, but also Germany and Great Britain are cooperating in the European Union on the European anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense system.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
breakingdefense.com | Bartosz Głowacki |Aaron Mehta
WARSAW — It is once again an interesting time to be driving on Polish highways. The Polish Air Force from March 10-14 concluded a military exercise code-named “Route 604,” as part of their ongoing efforts to train both domestic and allied air forces on how to operate jets off of public roads should a Russian invasion take out military airbases.
