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The first Orlik UAVs will go to the Polish Army in...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On May 12, the website of the Chancellery of the Sejm published the consequence of the Ministry of National defence regarding the implementation of the Orlik unmanned aerial vehicles program, which were ordered from a consortium of Polish companies...

The Ministry of National defence presents a study...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The conclusions of the study submitted to the president and the Prime Minister clearly indicate the negligence of the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces and are consistent with the results of the late transferred control of the Supreme...

K2 tanks with Polish besides for export [INTERVIE...

defence24.pl 1 year ago "We see that a number of countries in Europe are considering the K2 as a possible option for a fresh MBT," Jun Mo told Defence24.pl. Seo, Vice president of Hyundai Rotem Company and adds: "HRC wants to cooperate with...

General Piotrowski takes the floor: Let's be stron...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tomasz Piotrowski, issued a public appeal in connection with the information presented yesterday by the Ministry of National defence regarding the Russian missile, the remains of whic...

The Chancellery of the president has not yet rec...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Chancellery of the president has not yet received any authoritative study on the object found close Bydgoszcz, about which the head of the Ministry of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak spoke, nor has any application regarding possible pers...

Mariusz Błaszczak about the event in Zamość close ...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak made a message on 11 May 2022 on the situation in the Polish airspace on 16 December 2022, the aim of which was to clarify any issues raised earlier, m.in by the media, but be...

First FA-50 Polish officially in June

defence24.pl 1 year ago On June 7, the authoritative roll-out is scheduled at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) plant, i.e. the ceremonial withdrawal of the first FA-50GF aircraft for the Polish. The presence of representatives of the Ministry of National Defence is exp...

Representatives of the General Staff of the Polish...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago Representatives of the management of the General Staff of the Polish Army paid a visit to MESKO S.A. It took place on May 10 this year. The delegation was headed by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, Major General Dariusz Pluta...

Russia: prisoners not to Wagner, but to the regula...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Since the beginning of 2023, the Russian Ministry of defence has intensified its program to recruit Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine, and in April alone it most likely enlisted up to 10,000 convicts, the British Ministry of defence said...

Changes in key positions in the Air Force

defence24.pl 1 year ago Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak appointed Brig. Gen. Wojciech Pikuła as the head of the Air Force Board and Col. G. Kołodziejczyk as the commander of the 3rd Transport Aviation Wing, the Ministry of National defence announced on...

The head of the Ministry of National defence appo...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, on 15 May this year, appointed 4 officers to fresh positions. - Brig. Gen. pil. Wojciech Pikuła for the position of the head of the Air Force Board – Deputy Inspector of the ...

PhantomStrike radars for Polish KAI FA-50PL Fighti...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On May 10, the spokesperson of the Armament Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, announced on social media that Polish KAI FA-50PL Fighting Eagle combat aircraft will be equipped with Raytheon PhantomStrike radar stations.

"Eyes" and "ears" for Polish FA-50. Key decisions

defence24.pl 1 year ago The FA-50PL light combat aircraft will be equipped with the Raytheon Intelligence and Space PhantomStrike radar - said the spokesperson of the Armament Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek. These stations are intended to enable them to accomp...

AN/AAQ-33 Sniper for Polish FA-50 Fighting Eagle

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 9 May, the US Department of State announced the consent for the possible sale to Poland of a batch of Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper optoelectronic reflection and targeting pods. They are to be equipped for KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle aircraft or...

New Chief of Staff of the WOT Command

defence24.pl 1 year ago Colonel Zbigniew Targoński became the fresh Chief of Staff of the WOT Command, thus replacing Col. Arkadiusz Mikołajczyk – informed the Territorial defence Forces

The case of the facility close Bydgoszcz referred...

defence24.pl 1 year ago This substance has been referred - in secret mode - to the joint Sejm committees of national defence and peculiar services - said on Tuesday during the session of the Sejm Marshal Elżbieta Witek, referring to the appeal of...

Armament Agency takes over the authority over WCNJ...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On May 8 this year, the Armament Agency held a ceremonial signing of the protocol on the change of subordination of the Military Center for Standardization, Quality and Codification. According to the decision of the Minister of National Defense, the ...

Polish MiG-29 in Ukraine. Blaszczak gives a number...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced during his visit to Canada that Poland had sent 10 MiG-29s to fighting Ukraine.

First visit of the “Mine Shield” maritime visit to...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On May 8, the visit of NATO Group 1 (Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, SNMCMG-1) ships ended. A regular halt at the port of Szczecin was aimed at replenishing supplies and providing remainder for crews before implementing the next...

Anakonda 23: the army is active, the services are ...

cyberdefence24.pl 1 year ago On Saturday (May 6) at noon, the largest maneuvers of the Polish Army - Anakonda 23 - began, involving all types of the Polish Armed Forces and allied troops.

Innovations in armaments for Polish and Europe

defence24.pl 1 year ago **Northrop Grumman has been supplying weapon systems for decades to give the U.S. and allied forces an advantage. 1 of the directions of technology improvement is the introduction of innovations in order to increase the capabilities of existing pla...

"We make victory." Armored premieres at Anaconda ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago "We service to win for future generations. We produce victory!", that is: "We service to win for future generations. We make victory" – this is the motto of the series of exercises, an crucial part of which is the...

"We make victory." Armored premieres at Anaconda

Apache from the U.S. Army for Polish before the la...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The United States will make 8 Apache helicopters available to Poland until Poland receives its own purchased machines, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak said on Friday after a gathering with U.S. defence Min...

Korean radar will support the Polish FA-50?

defence24.pl 1 year ago In the Republic of Korea, a fresh active electronic scanning radar (AESA) was presented, which is to be integrated on fresh variants of the FA-50 light fighters. It is considered as 1 of the variants on the fresh FA-50PL...

Will HIMARS be co-produced in Poland?

defence24.pl 1 year ago Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Thursday that he had talked with the authorities of Lockheed Martin about the co-production of HIMARS rocket artillery systems in Poland. As he said, he heard abou...

Minigun Ammunition Contract

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Armament Agency announced the acquisition of 7.62 x 51 mm ammunition for the M134D multi-barrel device guns. The order, which amounts to PLN 2.4 million (including VAT), was placed with Works 11.

Cyberspace defence Forces with fresh officers

cyberdefence24.pl 1 year ago Six graduates of the three-month officer training at the Military University of Technology became second lieutenants of the Polish Army. They will join the ranks of the Command of the Component of the Cyberspace defence Forces.

Lithuania closer to buying another batch of Wolves...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence was to complete the first phase of the process of acquiring another 120 wheeled Vilkas (Boxer) armoured personnel carriers under the right of option included in the 2016 contract. The transportation date of the......

Minister Błaszczak flies to America. Arms cooperat...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Mariusz Błaszczak will visit the United States and Canada. The visit is planned m.in consultations with the American arms industry.

Estonia buys Israeli kamikaze drones

defence24.pl 1 year ago According to the Minister of Defence of Estonia Hanno Pevkur, the value of the contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) concerning long-range circulating munitions is over 100 million euros. This is 1 of the most costly arms purchases of...

New generals and rear admiral in the Polish Armed ...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 3 May at the Presidential Palace, president Andrzej Duda, at the request of the Minister of National Defence, handed over nominations for higher military ranks. The ceremony was besides attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence ...

The president handed over generals' promotions. ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The president of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda appointed 8 officers of the Polish Army to the ranks of general and admiral. The acts of appointment were handed over by the president of the Republic of Poland on...

"Turkish FA-50" flown

defence24.pl 1 year ago In Turkey, the prototype of the Hürjet training aircraft took to the air for the first time. This device visually resembles the Korean FA-50 and on its basis it will besides be easy to make a light combat aircraft....

Russia: more troops at the border with Estonia and...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Russia plans to increase the number of its troops and establish fresh troops at the border with Estonia and Finland, the Chief of the General Staff of the Estonian defence Force, Col. Eero Rebo, warned on Friday.

Russia is expanding its defensive fortifications o...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Russia's large-scale expansion of defences, including deep inside its territory, underscores Russian leaders' fears that Ukrainian troops could make a major breakthrough, Britain's defence ministry said on Monday.

Before they flew to war. Slovak MiG-29 up close [P...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Ministry of defence of Slovakia announced the transfer of all 13 MiG-29 aircraft utilized by the country's air force to Ukraine. This is another brick added by the West to the stream of military aid that flows towards...

American defence manufacture moves to Taiwan

defence24.pl 1 year ago A delegation of 25 U.S. defence executives will visit Taiwan on May 2 during the defence manufacture forum. According to media reports, the joint production of drones and ammunition is to be discussed during the visit, Taiwan News reports.

Works 11 Sp. z o.o. will supply ammunition for M13...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On April 28, the Armament Agency announced the signing of an agreement with Works 11 Sp. z o.o. on the acquisition and transportation of DA 165 cartridges for M134 multi-barrel device guns utilized by the Polish Army.

The Prime Minister ordered the head of the Ministr...

defence24.pl 1 year ago I am in constant contact with the Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak and I instructed him to personally supervise the course of the investigation, the course of all works that are related to the final explanation of the...

The army will go to Polish roads. Do not print hi...

cyberdefence24.pl 1 year ago The Polish Army and allied forces will go to Polish roads, which is related to the largest Anakonda 23 exercises in our country. Columns will be found in most provinces. This requires a liable attitude from us: let's not...

The president will present 8 general's nominati...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The National safety Bureau informed that, according to tradition, at the beginning of May, the president of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda appoints 8 officers of the Polish Army to the ranks of general and admiral. The acts...

Senators visit the Arms Factory

zbiam.pl 1 year ago The joint legislature Committees on National defence and National Economy and Innovation visited the Arms mill on Thursday, April 27 this year. The senators got acquainted with the company's portfolio, as well as the production process of weapons....

Polish-American cooperation in the space domain

zbiam.pl 1 year ago Lieutenant General Piotr Błazeusz, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the WP, and Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Wrochna, president of the Polish Space Agency, and General James Dickinson, Commander of the U.S. Space Forces signed a Polish-American agree...

Japan: less alert launches in 2022

defence24.pl 1 year ago Japanese planes took off 778 times in 2022 as part of emergency launches to intercept Russian and Chinese planes and another objects that may have violated Japan's airspace, Japan's defence Ministry said.

Friday's media review from Defence24.pl; Gen. Polk...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl

Production of Delfin starts

defence24.pl 1 year ago The spokesperson of the Armament Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, via his Twitter account, announced the start of the production process of the first of 2 radio-electronic reconnaissance ships ordered under the Delfin program.

Air refueling and reconnaissance aircraft for Poli...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Again, it is getting louder about the somewhat forgotten in fresh years programs of air refueling aircraft (carried out as part of the Karkonosze program) and reconnaissance (under the code name Płomykówka). The request to get machines of thes...

Armament Agency again looks for MRLŁR supplier

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 26 April, the Armament Agency announced the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition of a batch of Mobile Radio Station for Aviation Radio Communication (MRLŁR). This is the second effort to choice the contractor for this program.

The army buys mobile aircraft radios

defence24.pl 1 year ago In fresh days, the Armament Agency has published an announcement about the order for the transportation of at least six sets of Mobile Aviation Radio Station (MRLŁR) on base vehicles. Radiostations are m.in to enable encrypted radio communication ...