It happened in 2025 – 2nd quarter

This took far besides long, but the breakthrough yet took place at the June NATO summit in The Hague. After a long discussion, the Alliance raised the recommended threshold of defence spending to 5% of GDP. Meanwhile, in Poland we chose a fresh president, and the editorial office “Polish Armed Forces” honored the extraordinary people with the Buzdygan Prize.

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Phoenix – mission finish

Brig-Gen Krzysztof Stańczyk, Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces and at the same time Commander Operation Fenix, summed up the military's commitment to aid measures for people who suffered from flooding in south-western Poland in the autumn of 2024. Among the tasks soldiers performed were repairing damaged shafts, evacuation of the population and reconstruction of local infrastructure. More than 23,000 soldiers were active at the highest point in Fenix. – Operation Fenix is coming to an end, but the tasks of the soldiers providing assistance to the floods are not finished," said the general. The officer assured that The military will actbut as part of a military task force.

Bullets for Ukraine

Subsequent support packages and 2 million artillery missiles for Ukraine – these are declarations announced by the Vice-Chief of the European Commission Kaja Kallas after informal Meeting of the abroad Affairs Council (FAC) with the participation of EU Defence Ministers in Warsaw. The participants ensured the continuation of assistance to Ukraine, including existing initiatives related, inter alia, to the transfer of arms or to the EU military training support mission. Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who co-chaired the meeting, besides pointed out the request to implement the "white book" as shortly as possible – EU Defence Strengthening Plan. This is simply a strategical document, first adopted in the past of the European Union.

American flag over Deep Camp

Official operation began American base in Poland – Camp Deep. The construction of the complex at the Drawsko Combat Training Center was completed in 2024 and the investment was financed by NATO safety Investment Programme (NSIP) national funds and funds. As of March 2025, about half a 1000 U.S. Army soldiers have been stationed here. The facility provides accommodation and food for up to 2.5 1000 soldiers according to Alliance standards.

Buzdigans 2024 presented

Under the honorary patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Capital Kamienica Theatre held a solemn Buzdigan Gala, the culmination of the edition of the monthly magazine „Polska Armozna”. "This award nobilitates due to the fact that its conquerors are seen as symbols of what deserves designation and promotion in the Polish Army. Their contribution to the improvement of a modern army, which functions effectively in the strategy of global security, is unique and invaluable," the Deputy Prime Minister wrote in a letter addressed to participants of the ceremony. Among the winners were: Lt. Grzegorz Galant, Officer of the 17th Opole Territorial Defence Brigade, for self-sacrifice in providing assistance to the affected residents of Lewin Brzeski; kmdr Lt. Dorota Humecka-Lichosik, Head of Action Unit in Cyberspace B, for creating a unit where soldiers capable of carrying out offensive activities in cyberspace serve; Colonel Dr. Bartosz Klepczyński, Head of the Military Police Criminal Laboratory, for utilizing modern forensics to discover secrets and reconstruct names to victims of war; Gen. Dyw. Arkadiusz Szkutnik, Commander of the 18th Mechanised Division, for commanding Operation Safe Podlasie and for improving border service conditions; Colonel Krzysztof Zwolinski, Head of the Management Board of chopper Aviation, Deputy Air Force Inspector at the General Command of the Types of Armed Forces, for coordinating the work of chopper crews providing assistance during the flood; 8 Krakow Transport Air Base for saving the lives and wellness of people in the framework of “The Heart Action” – charity flights for Polish transplantation. "Polish Armed Forces" readers honored with their Buzdigan St. Chor. rez. Paweł Domański "Domela", forerunner of dog training in JWK Lubliniec.

"Pulaski" in the Atlantic

Ships from Poland, large Britain and Germany, aircraft and helicopters from the USA, large Britain or Norway and the Icelandic Coast defender unit took part in the maneuvers "Dynamic Mongoose 2025", organized by the Natov naval forces command MARCOM. Exercises began in Reykjavik, and the vast area of the North Atlantic ranged from Iceland through the Faroe Islands to Norway. The task was a test for both submarine crews and vessels intended to combat them (ZOP).

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First Polish pilots F-35

A closing ceremony was held at the Ebbing National defender Base at Fort Smith training of Polish pilots F-35. – Training here builds not only skills, but besides trust, interoperability and a deep bond with our American allies. We are arrogant to be the first F-35 partner to accomplish this phase in Ebbing – said Gen. Dyw. pil. Ireneusz NowakAir Force Inspector DGRSZ. Earlier in March, the Polish pilot behind the pilots of the F-35 "Huszar" fighter conducted first filling in air. In September in turn first Polish pilot completed the teacher course on the F-35 Lightning II fighter.

New Cyber Program

"Cyber LEGION" – a fresh programme has been launched on the initiative of cyberspace defence troops to make usage of the cognition and experience of the best experts on the market. His main presumption is enabling cybersecurity to engage in military work all day in a flexible form and thus creating a civilian expert reserve in the cybersecurity area, ready to rapidly support the army in the event of major cyber attacks. Under the program, the military proposes 12 different tasks for cyber specialists.

New president of the PGZ-et

President of the National Holding, which brings together the largest state defence companies, Adam Leszkiewicz, which has so far led the Azota Group. "I am very happy to be involved, together with the squad of the Polish Armed Forces Group, in the implementation of specified crucial safety and defence tasks. I declare my full commitment to effective implementation of key projects and programmes" – wrote the recently elected President. Competition for the head of the PGZ-etu was announced after the resignation was made by Krzysztof Trofiniak.

General promotions

In the courtyard of the Presidential Palace on Flag Day of the Republic of Poland President Andrzej Duda presented 14 general nominations. The rank of Lieutenant General was promoted to: Karol Dymanowski, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Piotr Malinowski, Deputy Commander of NATO Support and Communications in Ulm, and Sławomir Owczarek, And Deputy General of the Armed Forces. Major Generals were Krzysztof Kociuba, Chief of Staff of the NATO Communications and Information Technology Agency, and Dariusz Mendral, Head of the Armed Forces Support Office of the Republic of Poland. The first general star was given to 9 colonels, including Roman Brudło, commander of the 9th Braniewski Armoured Cavalry Brigade, Waldemar Gołębiowski, commander of the 4th School Aviation Wing, and Mirosław Spurek, commander of the 15th Giant Mechanized Brigade.

‘Defender ’25’

The fast spread of US Army subdivisions across the ocean and then 3 major exercises in Europe – 25 1000 soldiers took part in manoeuvres under the name “Defender”. Their part were, among others, Swift consequence ’25 exercise, in which 5 landing operations were carried out in Norway, Sweden Gotland, Lithuania, Latvia and Finland. The Polish 6th Airborne Brigade, the American 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from Spain participated. Further exercises under the code name "Immediate Response" were conducted in confederate Europe – from Greece and Albania through Northern Macedonia and Montenegro to Croatia. The script assumed a defensive operation on land and in cyberspace. The last installment of "Defender" was "Saber Guardian ’25", hosted by the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The exercises began with a long-distance march performed by sub-chapters of the 2nd US Army Cavalry Regiment.

Thousands of drones for the army

Armed Forces Agency concluded a contract with WB Electronics to acquisition A 1000 sets of warmate roundsThat's about 10,000 impact drones. The agreement will proceed until the end of 2035. Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that executive contracts for the procurement would be signed periodically so that the military could buy the latest version of the Warmate. First of them was concluded in late 2025. “It is very crucial for us that we have the best equipment and well-trained staff who will be able to operate it”, he noted. First Warmate Polish Army ordered in 2017. WB Electronics has besides become an export hit. So far India, Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United arabian Emirates have purchased Polish ammunition circulating.

The SAFE program begins

European ministers agreed by the European Commission SAFE program. It's new. mechanism for financing defence expenditure in the Union, which involves spending around EUR 150 billion on low-interest loans to associate States, including the acquisition of arms and ammunition. The programme is intended to step up global cooperation within the Union and to increase procurement in European industry. “This is an unprecedented instrument that will strengthen our defence capabilities and support our weapons industry,” said Adam Sz Trapka, who represented Poland at the gathering in Brussels. In October, the government appointed a typical for the Instrument for European safety Enhancement Ms Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Deputy Minister for European Union Affairs at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. It will be liable for coordinating the preparation of the Polish application for financial assistance and the investment plan in the European defence industry.

The military modified the chopper program.

The military has announced modification of the chopper programmeto better adapt it to fresh challenges and increase impact and transport opportunities. It's about cancelling proceedings for the acquisition of S-70i Black Hawk machines. – The geopolitical situation, what Russia is buying at the moment, equipping its troops, and everything that our air forces carry out during tasks embedded in the NATO system, is analysed by the General Staff, our pilots and experts, said Paweł Bejda, Deputy Minister of Defence liable for method modernization programs.

Historical agreement with France

W Nancy Prime Minister Donald Tusk and French president Emmanuel Macro signed a treaty on enhanced cooperation and friendship between Poland and the French Republic. The paper on safety guarantees and cooperation in defence replaced the contract signed in 1991. The Treaty opens up opportunities for cooperation on key defence technologies. "With large satisfaction I can say that, unlike before, erstwhile we expected stronger safety guarantees from stronger states, present we are talking to the French as an equal and strong partner," commented Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Ukraine-Russia meeting

In Istanbul, there were first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia in 3 years. Vladimir Putin did not appear in Turkey, due to his absence from the negotiations Volodymyr Zelenski resigned. After only 2 hours, the gathering was interrupted, without reaching crucial findings. This was due to the Russians, who considered it essential for the ceasefire limitation of military aid to Kiev, the resignation of Ukraine from its aspirations to NATO membership and the commitment without a fight of 4 Ukrainian circuits. A fewer days after the failed peace negotiations were held Trump's telephone call to Putin. Meanwhile, Friedrich Merz, the fresh German chancellor, confirmed that Britain, France, Germany and the United States abolished restrictions on the usage of western weapons by the Ukrainian army outside its own territory. This is simply a breakthrough in terms of the usage of Western weapons, due to the fact that so far Kiev has been obliged to comply with strict rules related to this.

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‘Baltops 2025’

In the largest NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea nearly 50 ships, respective twelve aircraft and nearly 9,000 soldiers and sailors participated. Poland at sea was represented by the frigate of the ORP "Gen. T. Kościuszko", the corvette of the ORP "Kashub", 2 trawlers of the ORP "Nakło" and the ORP "Mami" in the air by the SH-2G on-board helicopter. The Marine Rocket Unit and the 6th Airborne Brigade have been practicing on land. An American command ship operated at sea USS “Mount Whitney”, USS destroyer ‘Paul Ignatius’ or frigate from Germany — FGS ‘Bayern’. 1 of the key assumptions of the Baltops script was the usage of drones for various missions at sea. New Unmanned Types They tested the military with CTF 66, a peculiar U.S. Navy unit.

100th anniversary of LAW

W Dęblins at the monument “Bohater pilots of the Oak School of Orląt” held celebrations 100th Military Academy Aviation Jubilee. – The Orląt School, its symbol, soldiers, pilots, all those who are today, and those who have been participants in this large communicative in the past, all of them are the pride of the Republic. You are the guardians of our security, protection of the airspace of the Republic – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Dęblinska School is the only facility in Poland educating military pilot candidates.

A Pole in Space!

After respective unsuccessful approaches, the Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon capsule launched from J.F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Axiom 4 took part Polish astronaut Dr. Sławomi Uznański-Wiśniewski. During his stay at ISS global Space Station, the scientist conducted 13 experiments for Polish companies and institutions. 2 of them, concerning the effect of gravity on health, were prepared by the Military method Academy from Warsaw. Dr. Sławomi Uznański-Wiśniewski, an engineer working at the European Organization for atomic investigation CERN in Geneva, is the second astronaut in Polish past for General Mirosław Hermaszewski, who flew into space.

FA-50 missiles and fresh Rosomaki

MON signed contract to supply 24 missiles AIM-9L Sidewinder. “The FA-50 aircraft is yet ready to act not only in school but besides in combat,” said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Military Centre for Civic Education just after the contract was signed. A fewer days earlier, MON made a deal with South Korea. for the leasing of short-range rockets of the older version of AIM-9P Sidewinder. Both types of missiles are a temporary solution, due to the fact that Poland wants to arm the FA-50 in latest version of AIM-9X air-to-air rockets. The Armed Forces Agency and Rosomak SA, which belongs to the Polish Armed Forces Group, besides signed a contract that assumes the acquisition of 12 wheeled armored transporters Rosomak version of WEMThat's medical evacuation. The value of the contract is about PLN 250 million.

Impact in Iran and evacuation from the mediate East

At night from 12 to 13 June as part of Operation Rising Lion 200 Israeli fighters attacked over 100 targets in Iran: atomic infrastructure facilities, ballistic rocket manufacturing facilities, office of Iranian military command. Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu said it was a “prejudice” and a “decisive moment” in the past of his country, and Operation was essential in the face of an expanding atomic threat from Iran. Iran began retaliating, and more than a 100 Shahed drones were sent to Israel. In the morning of 22 June to Israel's armed action United States joined – American aviation and Navy made bomb-missile strikes on 3 atomic centers. Poland has ensured that the government and the services monitor developments, and if Poles request to be evacuated from the conflict area, The army is ready for that.. respective flights were completed and in 4 days about 300 Poles and citizens of another countries returned to the country.

Karol Nawrocki president of Poland

In the second circular of elections Karol Nawrocki received 50.89% of the vote and he became president of the Republic of Poland – informed the State Election Commission. On 6 August in the Sejm, he took the presidential oath before the National Assembly and thus assumed the office of head of state. During the ceremony in Piłsudski Square, the fresh president took over the authority of the Armed Forces of Poland. “I will do anything to build at least 300 1000 armies, the strongest in Europe as part of the North Atlantic Alliance in the coming years,” declared Karol Nawrocki. The president has given nominations to his closest colleagues. The fresh head of the National safety Bureau has become Sławomir Cenckiewicz.

NATO moves on to action

It was held in The Hague NATO two-day summit. The most crucial decision was to rise the level of expenditure on arms and military infrastructure from 2 to 5% of GDP per year. The allies will be required to allocate 3.5% of GDP to arms (e.g. buying ammunition or military equipment), and 1.5% to actions supporting security, including cyber attacks and attacks on critical infrastructure, building road infrastructure for the military. The allies have until 2035 to fulfill their commitment. “This is simply a milestone in our collective defense,” said Mark Rutte. During the summit, Ukraine received assurances that the Alliance would proceed to support Kiev in the fight against Russia, and during the second day of the summit in The Hague Donald Trump met with president Zelenski. Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish among key summit decisions, which collapsed in relation to Poland, he mentioned: the extension of the presence of German air defence systems Patriot in Jasionka, the deployment of Norwegian F-35 aircraft in Poland and the arrival of an Australian reconnaissance aircraft and early warning.