Poland has ordered 32 AgustaWestland AW149 multi-role helicopters for the Polish Army for EUR 1.75 billion.
The Suwalki Gap is sufficiently protected by Polish and allied troops, said Poland’s defence minister on Wednesday.
Mariusz Blaszczak, the defence minister, has been appointed deputy prime minister responsible for security issues and will replace the ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who has stepped down to focus on party management.
Poland has told other Nato members that the bloc's budget should be increased in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish defence minister, on Saturday inaugurated voluntary basic military service, which the government introduced in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
The Polish army will be equipped with several hundred Warmate, Gladius and FlyEye drones this year, the defence minister has announced.
Poland’s decisive response to the attack on Ukraine was a shocking surprise for Moscow, but is unlikely to alter Russia's strategic paradigm, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
The US Congress has approved the sale to Poland of 250 Abrams tanks, Poland's defence minister announced on Saturday morning.
Poland's defence minister said on Tuesday he expected "serious, not symbolic sanctions" against Russia, while confirming that Russian forces had entered two self-declared people's republics in eastern Ukraine.
Poland’s defence minister has taken part in a ceremony to establish the Cyberspace Defence Force, a brand new branch of the Polish Armed Forces.
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