Poland

Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.

The U.S. has approved Poland’s purchase of more than 800 air-launched cruise missiles as part of a buildup of the country’s weapons stocks.

Seventy percent of European missile manufacturer MBDA’s exports in 2023 were for ground-based air defenses, the company’s CEO has revealed.

Katowice Airport, located about 150 mi. away from Poland’s planned super hub, is building a new terminal to cater for forecasted passenger growth.

The potential export comes less than a year after Poland acquired two Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft from Sweden.

The entire supervisory board of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Airport, the new Warsaw airport under development, has been removed by the Polish government.

Kosiniak-Kamysz will replace Mariusz Błaszczak, who led Poland through a radical equipment modernization program prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

South Korean commercial banks are stepping in to provide financing for arms sales to Poland.

The £4 billion ($4.9 billion) deal will see MBDA transfer technologies and knowledge to Polish defense group PGZ.

The order is second time lucky for the AW149 in Poland, as Leonardo was previously beat out by Airbus’ H225M—although that order was cancelled in 2016.

A consortium of Vinci Airports and IFM Global Infrastructure Fund will invest in a new airport being built near Poland’s capital Warsaw.

Thales will be responsible for "adapting, integrating and qualifying" the Scorpion helmet-mounted display onto KAI-manufactured Polish FA-50s.

Poland’s defense ministry has contracted a first offset agreement associated with the acquisition of its planned Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.

Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.

Lockheed Martin is proposing the assembly of the S-70M Black Hawk in the UK as part of its bid to secure the country’s New Medium Helicopter requirement.

The Satellite Launch and Recovery Package will enable U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) to have a smaller logistics and personnel footprint for MQ-9 operations.

Poland and the UK are advancing a joint effort to develop a longer-range version of MBDA’s Common Anti-Air Modular Missile.

Poland has signed contracts with European and U.S. companies to further strengthen the country’s air defenses.

Polish company PZL Mielec is producing around 50% of the Lockheed Martin F-16 rear fuselage section, with plans to expand this to 70-80% by the end of 2024.

Poland is acquiring Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods to equip its future fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light combat aircraft.

Poland has launched negotiations to order 22 Leonardo AW101 battlefield helicopters.

The mission date is to be announced at a later date, and the name of the astronaut awaits approval by NASA and the other ISS partners.

Warsaw expects delivery of all four Polish Navy Leonardo AW101s—purchased in a deal worth €380 million ($427 million)—by the end of this year.

Poland has begun flight testing its first Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter in-country.

Poland has ordered more troops and equipment to the country’s border with Belarus after Belarusian military helicopters violated Poland’s airspace.