Poland

82nd anniversary of the first drop of Cichociemni

defence24.pl 2 years ago On February 15, a ceremony commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the first airdrop of Cichociemni to the occupied country took place in Warsaw. On the night of February 15-16, 1941, Rtm. Józef Zabielski "Żbik", Capt. Stanisław Krzymowski "Kostka" and...

F-35A and MiG-29 in Malbork [PHOTO]

defence24.pl 2 years ago Since 2014, NATO countries have rotationally strengthened the air defence of any countries by redeploying dedicated fighter aviation forces to them. It takes part in regular airspace patrolling and in flights to intercept abroad aircraft.

Territorials participated in the Ranger Preselecti...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Soldiers of the 5th Mazovian OT Brigade, as the only representatives of the Polish Army participated in the murderous Ranger Pre-Selection Course at the Battalion conflict Group eFP POLAND in Bemowo Piski. For 5 days they struggled with pain,...

Duda: we anticipate fresh safety plans for NATO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In a gathering with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, president Andrzej Duda addressed many safety issues related to Poland, Ukraine and the alliance as a whole. Among them, he raised the issue of developing for NATO, with...

Britain to conduct safety review of link with Chi...

defence24.pl 2 years ago British defence Secretary Ben Wallace ordered a safety review into Chinese spy balloons on Sunday late evening. On Monday, the deputy transport minister expressed an presumption that specified balloons had already flown over Britain.

Latvia wants to increase defence spending to 3% of...

defence24.pl 2 years ago It is possible that Latvia will increase its defence spending to 3 percent of GDP earlier than planned, i.e. before 2027, the country's defence Minister Inara Murniece said on Monday.

Błaszczak: Poland wants to buy all Himars

defence24.pl 2 years ago Later this year, as part of the 16th Mechanized Division we will have a Himars squadron - announced Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of defence Mariusz Błaszczak. As he explained, these will be launchers from the pool...

West Pomeranian “Holidays with WOT” has started

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Saturday morning, on the first day of winter holidays in West Pomerania, the gate of the 14th West Pomeranian Territorial defence Brigade was crossed by 66 volunteers. They began a sixteen-day, requiring training to take the military oath...

Polish MQ-9 Reaper delivered to the country

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 12 February, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced, via social media, about the transportation to Poland of the MALE-class unmanned strategy comprising the MQ-9A Reaper, which were leased in the United State...

Reaper drone already in Poland

defence24.pl 2 years ago Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced on his Twitter account that "MQ-9A Reaper drones of the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class, leased from the USA as part of an urgent operational need, were delivered to Polish. They.....

Territorials, shield, cadres. 3 pillars of defenc...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Since the beginning of regaining independence, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been aware of various threats coming from Russia and have tried to prevent them by all means. At the same time, modest capabilities (mainly economic) did not allow...

Germany to hand over 2 MANTIS air defence system...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Slovak defence ministry said Thursday that Germany will hand over 2 MANTIS air defence systems to Slovakia. The equipment is to strengthen the protection of the Slovak-Ukrainian border. Berlin is to donate the equipment free of charge and...

“Wolverine Long is not the final stage, WHO has im...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In an interview with Defence24.pl, Piotr Kisiel - president of Rosomak S.A. talks about the further improvement of the Rosomak wheeled transporter, which resulted in the improvement of the MLU (Mid-Life Upgrade) package and an extended version of...

Hanna Gill-Friday asks MON about submarines

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 9 February, a parliamentary interpellation by Hanna Gill-Piątek (currently an unaffiliated MP) was published on the pages of the Chancellery of the Sejm regarding the planned acquisition of submarines for the needs of the Navy.

Construction of Challenger 3 begins

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Rheinmetall joint venture BAE Systems Land (RBSL) and the UK Ministry of Defence have announced the completion of the first phase of the Challanger 2 tank modernisation programme. After analyzing the presented executive design, its execution was...

Armaments agency seeks TNT supplier

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 6 February, the Armaments Agency announced the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition and multi-year supply of TNT. According to the information provided, an estimated contract may amount to about 34 million PLN.

American consent, or the Polonization of HIMARS......

defence24.pl 2 years ago The latest information from the USA on the approval for Poland to acquisition HIMARS systems is, contrary to appearances, not the end, but the beginning of a hard process. It is related to the Polonization of the strategy and...

Minister Błaszczak will talk to Pistorius about th...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The conversation with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will focus on a coalition of countries that have Leopard tanks and are ready to hand them over to Ukraine. We will talk about how to build specified a coalition in...

Become a sapper

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 6, the Territorial defence Troops Training Center began a basic course for teacher candidates in the sapper training group and military engineering. More than a twelve territorials from various Territorial defence Brigades from all ov...

Błaszczak: exercises with Patriot kits have a dete...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The training of crews of Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-missile batteries is underway at Warsaw-Babice Airport in Warsaw's Bemowo district. Conducted exercises with Patriot kits are of a deterrent character to the aggressor. We show the combat readin...

What after the T-72 with Bumar? Trade unionists as...

defence24.pl 2 years ago A letter from the Trade Union of the Electromechanical manufacture in Zakłady Mechaniczne Bumar-Łabędy to the Management Board of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. was made public. Trade unionists anticipate information about the future of the plant an...

Why is there no offset in contracts with Korea? MO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **The Ministry of National Defence acknowledged that prior to the signing of contracts with the Republic of Korea, no assessment of the existence of the basic interest of state security, which was the basis for the possible application of...

Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła General Commande...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago - I congratulate General Wiesłav Kukule on taking up his fresh post. This is simply a fresh challenge, but I am assured that you will do great. Thank you for all that you did creating the Territorial defence Troops. Indeed, as the president sai...

Poland expects Biden's visit to strengthen NATO's ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago After president Joe Biden's visit to Poland, we anticipate a further strengthening of the American presence in Poland, acceleration of purchases of modern military equipment and strengthening of NATO's east flank – said presidential minister Marc...

Gen. Kukuła General Commander. president handed ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 6 February this year at 12:00, during a ceremony organized in the Presidential Palace, president Andrzej Duda handed the decisions to the appointment of General General General of the Armed Forces General Wiesław Kukuła to the post of...

Territorials train to act in the city

defence24.pl 2 years ago How to "clean" the premises in the building, halt and check a suspicious vehicle, overpower the opponent. specified tasks of operations in urban areas were performed during rotational training this weekend by West Pomeranian territorials in Trzebia...

Polish Patriot launchers deployed at the Bemowo ai...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Polish Patriot launchers are moving from Sochaczew to the airport in Warsaw's Bemowo district, where they will be deployed. This is an crucial component of the training of soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division. Warsaw Air defence rocket Brigade...

The Netherlands will bring back compulsory service...

defence24.pl 2 years ago “It is time for the Netherlands to reinstate conscription,” abroad Minister and leader of the country's co-ruling Christian Democrats Wopke Hoekstra said on Saturday. The politician proposed introducing a work under which young people would be able...

Meet the military with the SONDA NCO School [SKANE...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Already on 4 February this year at the SONDA Non-commissioned Officer School in Zegrze, a one-day training will take place organized as part of the nationwide run of the Ministry of National Defence “Train with the Army in the...

Will Greece get hundreds of US reconnaissance vehi...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Greek defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos announced that Greece will receive 400 additional M1117 reconnaissance vehicles from surplus U.S. Army. This information was provided by UrduPoint.com and ArmyRecognition.

Norway has chosen the tank of the future. Billions...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Norway's Ministry of Defence said it had selected the Leopard 2A7 in its fresh MBT program. The machines will be purchased from the German KMW concern and delivered in 2026-2031.

The German contingent in Poland has reached first ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 1 February, the Ministry of Defence of the national Republic of Germany announced that the anti-aircraft contingent, which had been directed to support the Polish Army in the south-eastern part of the country, had reached first operational readi...

MON Head Visits to Republic of Croatia

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On Thursday 2 February this year, the head of the Ministry of defence visited Zagreb, where he met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenković and Minister of defence Mario Banožić. Thank you for our Polish-Croatian cooperation, for our joint eff...

"Polish Soldier" for the Polish Army. MON: no conc...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Army has released a peculiar application for Polish soldiers. Its creation was 1 of the tasks of the Cyberspace defence Component Command (DKWOC). However, users have safety concerns. "A tasty morsel for abroad services" - justice o...

34 warplanes and 9 Chinese ships close Taiwan

defence24.pl 2 years ago In the past 24 hours, China has sent 34 military aircraft and 9 ships to the vicinity of Taiwan, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Military picks up more radars

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Army received the eleventh modernized TRS-15M Odra mobile medium-range three-coordinate radar, which is the last 1 delivered under the September 2018 agreement signed with PGZ's Pit-Radwar company.

Catastrophe of the Vietnamese Su-22 (+)

defence24.pl 2 years ago A Vietnamese Su-22 during a training flight crashed on Tuesday, and the consequence of the crash killed the pilot. Vietnam's defence ministry has opened an investigation into the causes of the accident, the Vietnam News Agency reported

Catastrophe of the Vietnamese Su-22

Nearly 180 civilians and athletes trained at the T...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 28, the Territorial defence Troops Training Center began the vacation in a unique way. Learning tactical first aid, grenade throwing, shooting, survival, fighting art are just a fewer of the many training points prepared by the Toruń ce...

Joint Staff Exercises of the Regional Grouping of ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Staff exercises have begun in Belarus for the Joint Regional Grouping of Troops with Russia, Reuters said on Tuesday, citing the defence ministry there.

Will Germany retreat from Mali faster?

defence24.pl 2 years ago Two months ago, the German government decided that the Bundeswehr should retreat from Mali by May 2024. However, the fresh Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) wants to bring forward this deadline. "Staying in Mali until May 2024 does not...

SONDA Noncommissioned Officer School invites you t...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 4 February this year at the SONDA Non-commissioned Officer School in Zegrze, a one-day training will take place organized as part of the nationwide run of the Ministry of National Defence “Train with the Army in the Holidays”,...

F-35 in Malbork - with infrastructure

defence24.pl 2 years ago Dutch F-35s have already landed in Poland, 8 aircraft will be stationed at the air base in Malbork. The first 4 will supervise the airspace of NATO's east flank, and the next 4 will be utilized in the alliance's...

Attack on an Iranian military facility

defence24.pl 2 years ago A military facility in Isfahan, Iran's third-largest city, was targeted by drones on Saturday evening, Iranian media reported, citing the defence ministry in Tehran.

Błaszczak: We are creating fresh WOT brigades wit...

defence24.pl 2 years ago We make fresh brigades of the Territorial defence Forces - in the Lublin region, Podkarpacie or Mazovia. The mark is an army of at least 300,000 soldiers, including 50,000 WOT soldiers. Now there are 164,000 soldiers of various formations...

Armament Agency orders more KWM-02 vests

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 27, the spokesperson of the Armament Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, announced on social media about the conclusion of an annex to the contract with Przedsiębiorstwo Sprzętu Ochronnego Maskpol S.A. on expanding the order for...

Hungarian planes will patrol Slovak skies

defence24.pl 2 years ago Hungarian fighter jets will join Polish and Czech in patrolling Slovak skies in anticipation of deliveries of F-16 aircraft purchased by Bratislava, Hungarian defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Friday at a joint press conference in...

20th anniversary of the Military Medical Institute...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Military Medical Institute with the Central Clinical infirmary of the Ministry of National Defence was established on 27 November 2002 by the Regulation of the Minister of National Defence. It was an component of the reorganization of higher......

New Zealand says goodbye to P-3K2 Orion

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 24, fresh Zealand's Ministry of Defence announced that the 5th Defence Ministry of fresh Zealand was the Polish Defence Force of the Republic of Poland. The squadron, equipped with Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion land-based patrol aircraft, ...

Members of Parliament visit PCO S.A.

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 24, 2023, the office of PCO S.A. hosted deputies – members of the Sejm National Defence Committee. They were accompanied by Mr. Paweł Sobczyk – manager of the Department of strategical Projects at the Ministry of State Assets and Mr. Kr...