More than a thousand military students have been infected with Coronavirus in Poland. The spread of the disease was rapid among young soldiers, who had to participate in the annual… Continue reading "Polish Military Academies Overrun by Coronavirus"
It was in the mid-1970s when the Polish People’s Army adopted the newest Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) – a small, tracked vehicle equipped with a 73mm smooth-bore cannon and a… Continue reading "Is The Modernization of Poland’s Ageing BMP-1s A Terrible Idea?"
Early in 2020, the US Army informed the public of the activation of additional corps headquarters. It is a step towards increasing the presence of the US Armed Forces in… Continue reading "Additional US Army Corps Activated, Will Be Sent to Europe"
The Sejm (a branch of Poland’s legislature) adopted a project to increase the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) budget by another 3 billion PLN ($750 million). It means an increase from… Continue reading "Polish Defense Budget Increases Despite Coronavirus Pandemic"
For at least a couple of years, Hyundai Rotem has been cooperating with the Polish military industry. The K9 chassis license was sold to the Poles in order to enable… Continue reading "Korean Tanks for Polish Armed Forces – K2PL MBT"
Since the presidential election of the 9 August, the turmoil within Belarus increased exponentially. Major protests continue to take place in Minsk, Grodno, Brest, Vitebsk and other major towns and… Continue reading "Belarus Mobilizes its Army on the Polish Border"
Poland’s Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli) recently published a damming report on the readiness and capability of the Polish Armed Forces. The Polish military or Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej… Continue reading "Polish Armed Forces in Critical State – Says Supreme Audit Office"
The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of Defence is forging ahead with sourcing a replacement platform for their ageing ZSU-23-4 Shilka/Biała tracked anti-aircraft gun systems. The acquisition forms a… Continue reading "18 Firms Compete For Polish Shilka Replacement"
The 1 January 2017, the fifth branch of the Polish Armed Forces, the Territorial Defense Force, was just activated by Poland’s Ministry of the National Defence. This unique force consisting… Continue reading "Poland’s Territorial Defense Force – 3 Years On From Its Creation"
In 2013, the Polish Ministry of Defense began a new project to develop a new remote turret system for the Wolverine/Rosomak armoured personnel carrier (APC). The new remote turret, ZSSW-30,… Continue reading "ZSSW-30 Remote Turret System for Polish IFVs"