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05.06.2023Strengthening the capacity of the Polish Armed Forces as part of Polish-Korean cooperation"Cooperation between Poland and South Korea is well advanced. The first tanks are already in Poland, the first K9 cannon howitzers are also already on the equipment of the 16th Mechanized Division. The FA-50 aircraft will also be provided to the Polish Army, replacing post-Soviet aircraft. Our efforts are focused on replacing post-Soviet equipment with modern one. Korean equipment is among the most modern. The Ministry of Defense has negotiated good prices for this equipment. Now, it is a matter of getting the Bank of National Economy [Polish: Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego] to fill the financial plans with content. As a result, we have a state-of-the-art equipment that goes and will be equipped to the Polish Armed Forces" said Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defense, during his visit to South Korea.
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30.05.20234th Polish-Lithuanian Council of Defense Ministers. Poland and Lithuania strengthen defense cooperation"During the meeting, we discussed our bilateral cooperation and joint military exercises. We are obviously interested particularly in defense and deterrence in the northeastern part of Poland and ensuring security of the Suwałki Isthmus, which connects our countries. We are interested in cooperation in other formats as well. (...) I thank greatly for this close Polish-Lithuanian partnership and for the minister's presence in Poland. Our consultations play an important role prior to the NATO summit that is to be held in Vilnius in July." - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said after the conclusion of the 4th Polish-Lithuanian Council of Defense Ministers.
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22.05.2023Northern Group defense ministers on strengthening security in the region"I wish to say for the first time publicly that we are very advanced when it comes to acquiring early warning aircraft from Sweden. We are already conducting detailed negotiations. I hope that they will be successful in a short time. This way we strengthen the resilience of Poland, but also of the entire NATO's eastern flank." - informed Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak after the conclusion of the talks between the defense ministers of the Northern Group countries.
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19.05.2023Griffin Shock 23-1 - an evidence of Allied commitment to the region's security- We are tremendously built up by the interoperability, cooperation and credibility when it comes to the Allied forces. This is a proof of our unity, the unity of the North Atlantic Alliance. This is a very strong signal sent to Russia that it does not pay to attack the territory of NATO countries, that the cooperation between Polish, US and NATO forces is very close" said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a meeting with soldiers at the training ground where an international military exercise is underway.
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17.05.2023Italian destroyer will strengthen the security of the Polish coast"I am greatly pleased with the Italian ministry's decision to have an Italian missile destroyer with powerful anti-aircraft and anti-missile weaponry arrive in Poland soon, which will strengthen the air defense of the Polish coast. In just a few days it will be in Poland" - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said after the conclusion of talks with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.
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15.05.2023The first Himars are already in Poland. They will go to the 16th Mechanized Division"We are welcoming Himars to the Polish Armed Forces today. Equipment that has proven itself in battle in the hands of the Ukrainians stopping the Russian invasion. (...) These weapon will go to the northeastern part of our country, to the 16th Mechanized Division. Its task will be to deter the aggressor, strengthen the Polish Armed Forces on the eastern flank of Poland and the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance." - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
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08.05.2023Canada is a reliable friend and ally of PolandCanada is a reliable friend and ally of Poland. Our countries have a long history of cooperation. Canada was the first country to support Poland's NATO membership. (...) Today, we work together to support Ukraine and to strengthen security on NATO's eastern flank" Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said after meeting with Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand.
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05.05.2023Apache coming soon to the equipment of the Polish Armed Forces"We have received assurances that the US Army will provide us with Apache helicopters. It will give us access to them from its own resources, even before the signing of the contract for the purchase of 96 helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces. This is a very significant capability, so we appreciate the Defense Secretary's decision all the more, as these helicopters will be obtained from the resources of the US ground forces. In a few weeks, Polish pilots will begin training. The helicopters will go to the eastern flank of NATO, to the 18th Mechanized Division" said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak after the meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin.
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04.05.2023Polish Armed Forces will be equipped with the HIMARS system already this yearOn May 4, Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak began a visit to the United States, where he met, among others, with representatives of the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas, where Himars artillery systems are manufactured. The head of the Ministry of Defense informed that the first HIMARS rocket artillery systems will be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces as early as this year.
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26.04.2023Bucharest Nine stand united in efforts to strengthen securityFuture measures to strengthen security in the region and build interoperability, the development of military cooperation within the Bucharest Nine format, and new plans to build a system of deterrence and defense for the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance's eastern flank - these were the main topics of the Bucharest Nine defense ministers' meeting held in Warsaw on Wednesday. The meeting was hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr.