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Poland's defence minister approves offset contracts worth EUR 224 mln

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Raytheon's representative John D. Green Radek Pietruszka/PAP

The Polish minister of defence, in Warsaw on Friday, approved offset agreements with US companies that total almost PLN 1 billion (EUR 224 mln) and concern elements for medium-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile defence systems.

Polish Army trains on Chunmoo rocket launcher in S. Korea

Polish Army soldiers in South Korea are being trained on the Chunmoo Homar-K missile launchers that have been recently delivered to Poland, the Ministry of National Defence announced on Tuesday.

Poland to deploy additional troops to border with Belarus

The Polish Defence Ministry will deploy additional troops to the country’s border with Belarus, the ministry announced on Tuesday.

Poland monitors Russian navy drills in Baltic Sea, MoD says

Poland's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said it is closely watching the situation after reported navy drills by Russian forces in the Baltic Sea.

MoD confirms another delivery of Korean tanks

Six more K2 Black Panther tanks have been delivered from South Korea, the Defence Ministry announced on Friday.

I knew nothing about Russian missile in December says PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has accused the Rzeczpospolita daily of lying, and denied he was told in December about an unidentified military object that had entered Polish airspace, months before it was found and an investigation initiated.

First HIMARS launchers arrive in Poland

The first shipment of US made HIMARS light multiple rocket launchers has arrived in Poland, the country's defence minister has said. 

US in contact with Poland over missile found near Bydgoszcz

A spokesman for the US National Security Council has said that the US Administration has been in contact with the Polish authorities in connection with the discovery of a missile near the northern city of Bydgoszcz.

Inquiries into unidentified object soon to yield results, army says

Inquiries into the remnants of an unidentified military object found on Thursday near Bydgoszcz, northern Poland, are underway and should bring results soon, a high-ranking military official said on Friday.

Polish-Korean consortium set up to produce K2 tanks in Poland

The state Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), the PGZ-owned Military Automotive Works (WZM) and the South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem have signed an agreement to establish a consortium to produce K2 main battle tanks and their components in Poland.

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