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Poland to purchase 486 HIMARS launchers

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Poland has ordered 486 US made HIMARS light multiple rocket launchers, the country's defence minister has announced.

Mysterious forest blast could be WW2 explosives say police

An explosion that rocked a forest in central Poland on Sunday evening could have been caused by World War II explosives, police told PAP on Monday.

First HIMARS rocket launchers to arrive in Poland on Monday - MoD

The head of the Ministry of National Defence, Mariusz Blaszczak, speaking at the Law and Justice (PiS) convention on Saturday, said that the first consignment of US made HIMARS light multiple rocket launchers will arrive in Poland on Monday.

MoD says he was not informed about military object entering Polish airspace

Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, said on Thursday that the Operational Commander failed to inform him about an unidentified object entering Polish airspace.

South Korean rocket launchers to get Polish chassis

South Korean Chunmoo rocket launchers purchased by Poland will be mounted on Polish-made chassis, Chunmoo producer Hanwha Aerospace announced on Thursday.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Polish MoD satisfied with US approval for sale of rocket launchers

Poland's Ministry of Defence has expressed satisfaction with Washington's decision to approve the sale of nearly 500 rocket launchers to Poland.

US says no evidence to contradict Polish assessment on missile explosion

The US has not seen anything that contradicts Poland's preliminary assessment that a Russian-made missile which landed within its borders on Tuesday was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defence missile, said the United States Secretary of Defence.

Zelensky says explosion in Poland not caused by Ukrainian rocket

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, has said he has no doubts that the missile that exploded in Poland on Tuesday was not Ukrainian.

First mission of LauncherOne rocket from Poland planned for 2023

Poland could soon see the start of its first space mission after the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) and Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, signed an agreement to deliver LauncherOne to Poland, a technology for sending objects to space.

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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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  • Ukrainian agriculture minister ready for talks, says Telus

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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