Poland is close to concluding a contract with South Korea to purchase a further 180 K2 Black Panther tanks, some of which will be manufactured in Poland itself for the first time, the defence minister has announced. Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was speaking after meeting in Warsaw with his South Korean counterpart Shin Won-sik on June 20.…
Poland will spend the equivalent of 4.12% of its GDP on defence this year, which is the highest level among NATO members and more than double the alliance’s guideline of 2%. The figure – part of estimates published by NATO this week for all its members – marks a rise from the 3.92% of GDP…
With a shortage of mortar shells in reserves across Europe, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are setting up their own ammunition factories to be ready in case of a potential attack from Russia. In Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – three Baltic States on the edge of the European Union that all share a border with Russia…
On June 13, on the sidelines of the 23rd meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in the Ramstein format, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Sergiy Boyev, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Minister of Defence of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen signed a memorandum outlining a mechanism for financing the purchase…
Poland plans to train a military unit composed of conscription-age Ukrainians living in the country, the Foreign Ministry has revealed. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, Radoslaw Sikorski was asked if it was possible that NATO troops, including Polish ones, could be sent to Ukraine. “Poland considered the Ukrainian request regarding…
The Lithuanian government on May 29 approved 13.5 million euros for the purchase of air surveillance radars to contribute to the Germany-led air defence coalition for Ukraine, Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said. “Today, the government allocated 13.5 million euros for the acquisition of radars that will strengthen the warning system in Ukraine. By doing so,…
At its session on May 24, the Cabinet of Ministers passed a resolution that set a profit margin up to 25% of the cost of ammunition for domestic producers. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. According to him, this will encourage manufacturers to expand and modernise their production lines. At the same time,…