Poland

Tanker contracts signed

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 13 January, the Armaments Agency announced the signing of 2 contracts with Celtech Sp. z o.o. regarding the procurement of a large number of CD-10 and CND-27 tankers, which will be sent to the logistics units of the Polish Army in the coming mont...

KAI is vying for place in the Top 10. Invests in R...

defence24.pl 2 years ago By 2050, Korea Aerospace Industries is set to become the seventh largest aerospace company in the world. To accomplish this, the company plans to invest $1.2 billion in R&D over the next 5 years to accomplish sales of $32.3...

“The possible of the Polish Army will increase 3 ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The package of strengthening the armed forces by 2025 is not only the purchases of equipment, but besides the expansion of the infrastructure and the training base. The possible of the military is to increase by 3 times,” the...

“Combat Readiness Checking”. Gerasimov's first dec...

defence24.pl 2 years ago A delegation led by Russian ground forces commander Oleg Saliukov visited Belarus on Thursday to check the combat readiness of the combined forces stationed there, the Belarusian defence ministry said.

60 French Rafale missions over Lithuania

defence24.pl 2 years ago French Rafale fighters carried out 60 missions over Lithuania's airspace, including 1 real alert and a surveillance mission, NATO Air Command said on Twitter.

Cost of buying Singapore submarines revealed

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 10 January, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Singapore (Kementerian Pertahanan) revealed the cost of acquiring 4 Invincible (218SG) submarines from the German shipbuilding company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tKMS). The unit cost of bui...

Forming 1st Legions Infantry Division — [COMMENT]

defence24.pl 2 years ago On the territory of the 18th Białystok Reconnaissance Regiment, on 9 January 2023, Deputy Prime Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, together with General Norbert Iwanowski, approved papers concerning the beginning of the formation of t...

The Polish Army is working on 5G

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago Several technological investigation projects on 5G for the Polish armed forces are being carried out in Poland, and the Ministry of defence has a dedicated squad for this purpose, according to CyberDefence24.pl, the Command of the Cyberspace defe...

Minister Błaszczak met with the Minister of Defenc...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of National Defence met with the Minister of National Defence of Romania Angel Tilvar. Together they visited NATO soldiers - including Romanian soldiers - stationed in Bemowo Piski in Masuria as part...

Head of CWCR: fresh career opportunities have ope...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In the "SKANER Defence24" program, we hosted Colonel Mirosław Bryś, head of the Central Military Recruitment Center. In the interview, we raised the issues of career opportunities in the Polish Army for young people, the implementation of the CWCR......

Deputy Head of the Inspectorate of Military Contro...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak appointed Colonel Krzysztof Knut to the position of deputy head of the Inspectorate of Military Control – the Ministry of National defence informed on Twitter.

Will the Ministry of National defence introduce i...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak informed that the task of another incentive benefit will shortly be considered, which is to encourage people to stay in service. Soldiers are to receive after 15 years of service an additional 5% of...

1st Infantry Division of the Legions named after M...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Today in Białystok, Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of defence Mariusz Błaszczak approved the concept of establishing the 5th tactical union of Land Forces.

New cost of utilizing Polish training grounds

defence24.pl 2 years ago Every year, the Minister of National defence determines in the form of a decision the amount of costs incurred by the Ministry of National Defence in connection with the usage of military training sites made available to them by...

C295 MPA Cases Will Replace Orions?

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Spanish Ministry of Defence is close to finalising a contract to acquisition C295 MPA aircraft to carry out missions presently flown by P-3 Orion aircraft, which were retired at the end of 2022.

The creation of the 1st Legions Infantry Division ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Monday in Białystok, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak, will present the concept of creating the 1st Legions Infantry Division, another division of the Polish Army.

Establishment of the 1st Legions Infantry Division...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Monday in Bialystok, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak, will present the concept of creating the 1st Legions Infantry Division, another division of the Polish Army.

Third KF-21 Boramae prototype flown

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 5, the 3rd prototype of the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae multirole combat aircraft flew in Sacheon, Republic of Korea. As with the 2 erstwhile machines, the first flight lasted little than 40 minutes

Gen. Kukuła no longer commands the WOT. We know th...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła has departed from the post of commander of the Territorial defence Troops. His duties are temporarily performed by Brig. Gen. Maciej Klisz, previously deputy commander of the WOT. It is likely that Gen. Klisz will...

Colombia unexpectedly abandons Caesars, Israeli op...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Unexpectedly, the Colombian Ministry of Defence at the last minute changed its decision to get wheeled howitzers for its army, giving up French Caesar in favour of the Israeli ATMOS 2000 strategy purchased in the number of 18 pieces.

The Ministry of National Defence responds to the i...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 2 January, the website of the Chancellery of the Sejm published the consequence of the Ministry of National Defence to the parliamentary interpellation concerning offset agreements concerning the implementation of the first phase of the Wisła pro...

Colombia inactive without planes

defence24.pl 2 years ago Colombia's defence ministry said earlier this week that preliminary negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation, which makes the Rafale, and Sweden's Saab AB, which makes the Gripen aircraft, were concluded without an agreement.

On January 13, the first territorials' training th...

defence24.pl 2 years ago We are starting an intensive training year; On January 13 in Pomerania, we will welcome this year's first volunteers who will appear for a 16-day basic training. The WOT Training Center in Toruń is starting m.in training for Javelin...

All AW101 will arrive this year

defence24.pl 2 years ago In 2023, the Polish Armed Forces will receive all 4 AW101 anti-submarine and rescue helicopters ordered in 2019. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Armaments Agency Lt. Col. Krzysztof Plakek.

Thursday's media review: the Ministry of National ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl

WB Electronics to upgrade BSP FlyEye systems

defence24.pl 2 years ago At the end of last year, the Armaments Agency announced the award of a contract for the modernization of 5 BSP sets of the FlyEye type. The full final value of the order amounted to PLN 16,745,598 gross.

The Polish Army summed up "Operation Heart" in 202...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 3, the General Command of the Armed Forces summed up last year's contribution to the national transplantology program consisting in providing air transport for organs and medical crews. It is known as "Action Heart".

Changes in territory Military Representations

defence24.pl 2 years ago At the office of the Armaments Agency, a ceremony of delegation of duties at the positions of Heads of territory Military Representations (RPW) took place. On this occasion, the Armaments Agency informed about changes in the structures of the...

Argentina picks up last upgraded C-130

defence24.pl 2 years ago Argentina's defence ministry said it had picked up the fifth, last upgraded C-130 transport aircraft for the Argentine Air Force. The modernization process included the modernization of navigation, communications, alarm, reflection systems and adap...

Kim Jong-Un has made changes to military structure...

defence24.pl 2 years ago North Korea's media announced changes to advanced positions in the country's military structures. It named the most crucial authoritative after Kim Jong Un, as well as the defence minister and the chief of the General Staff, according to a...

Further automatic carbines MSBS GROT for the Armed...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 2 January, the Armaments Agency concluded another annex to the framework agreement of 8 July 2020 for the supply of 5,56 mm to the framework agreement of July 8, 2020 for the supply to the Polish Armed Forces of 5.56 mm of approx. 70,000 mm...

Tens of thousands of Arrowheads for the Army. And ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ministry of National Defence and the Armament Agency opened the fresh year with a strong accent. On the first working day of this year, an order was signed for "nearly 70,000" Grot C16 FB-A2 cal. 5.56×45 mm. The...

Armoured modernization of NATO's east flank

defence24.pl 2 years ago Since 2014, erstwhile Russia launched a de facto war with Ukraine, NATO's east flank states, began modernising programmes of its armed forces. Of course, the scale of these programs varies, depending on the economical capacity of the country conc...

HR, money and more. What the Polish Army will requ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago ** Last 2022 was in many respects a breakthrough year in the past of the Polish Army. In consequence to the full-scale aggression against Ukraine, unprecedented decisions were taken to strengthen the combat possible of the Polish Armed Forces,...

China: facts, events, opinions (44/2022/1)

chiny24.com 2 years ago GDP up The National Statistical Office (国家统计局), after careful analysis and revision of data, adjusted the economical growth rate (GDP) for 2021, taking inflation into account, by 0.3%, raising the final reading to 8.4% year-on-year growth (y/y). It ...

New investments and products and helmets for Ukrai...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Maskpol, belonging to the Polish Armaments Group, summed up in a communication the year 2022, which was a time of improvement of its well-established position on the market. In the background, of course, the war in Ukraine and the...

Italians decommissioned the MQ-1C Predator

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27 December, the Italian Air Force announced the withdrawal from operational activities of the General Atomics MQ-1C Predator fleet of unmanned flying apparatus. Thus ended, lasting eighteen years, the past of these machines in the structures of ...

Container Desalination Module Contract

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 28, the Armament Agency announced the signing of an agreement with a consortium of Polish companies on the order and transportation of Container Desalination Modules (KMO) to the units of the Polish Army.

Spanish government: almost €185 million to arm our...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Spain's government has approved nearly 185 million euros for 2023 to arm the country's soldiers stationed in Latvia as part of a NATO mission, the defence ministry said Thursday as saying by Madrid's regular La Razon.

A fresh kind of Armed Forces (from) built from s...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła leaves the position of commander of the Territorial defence Forces after serving 2 full terms there. His formation, built from scratch, gained large possible during this period. However, further capability impr...

Will Israel attack Iran's atomic facilities in 2 ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Israeli defence Minister Beni Gantz said Wednesday during a graduation ceremony for air force school cadets that the Israeli air force could attack Iran's atomic facilities "in 2 or 3 years." According to Reuters, this is an unusually open...

Japan and India to conduct joint air exercises

defence24.pl 2 years ago The nipponese and Indian air forces will hold the first joint exercises in January, strengthening ties amid rising tensions with China, Japan's defence ministry said.

Americans will produce KTO Eitan hulls

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Israeli defence Ministry, on its Twitter profile, announced the selection of the hull maker for the fresh Eitan wheeled armored personnel carrier.

WB Group will modernize part of FlyEye of the Poli...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27 December, the Armaments Agency announced the signing of an agreement with the WB Group on the modernization of 5 sets of FlyEye unmanned flying apparatus located in the Polish Army.

Summary of this year's ZM Bumar-Łabędy (+)

defence24.pl 2 years ago Zakłady Mechaniczne Bumar-Łabędy has published this year's summary of its achievements, in which we read, m.in, about the transportation of over 30 tanks to the Polish Army (Leopard 2PL + T-72M1R) or the signing of contracts for repairs of...

Before the Crab Was Created: How a Polish Armament...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Around the substance of purchasing K9 self-propelled howitzers in the Republic of Korea, at a time erstwhile Polish Crabs have been collecting sensational assessments during the strictest combat test in the war in Ukraine for months, almost a nati...

France: defence Minister goes to Poland and Ukrai...

defence24.pl 2 years ago France's defence minister said he would go to Poland and then Ukraine. He will take part in talks with the head of the Polish Ministry of defence Mariusz Błaszczak. The Polish Ministry of defence has been negotiating the purchase...

Shots fired close a NATO peacekeeping patrol in n...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The shots were fired close a NATO peacekeeping patrol in the northern part of Kosovo, where local Serbs had set up roadblocks to prevent Pristina police from patrolling the area, the North Atlantic Alliance said on Sunday evening.

Gen. Komornicki: Russia should be contained on its...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Generals Roman Polko, Waldemar Skrzypczak, Bogusław Samol and Leon Komornicki in an interview with PAP assessed that the year 2022 and the course of the war in Ukraine crushed the story of the Russian empire. "Russia can be both...

Romania bets on UAVs from Israel

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Romanian Ministry of Defence has concluded a five-year framework agreement for the acquisition of 7 Watchkeeper X unmanned aerial systems from the Israeli company Elbit Systems. The value of the contract has been set at EUR 380 million....