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Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki Walery Radzikowski
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (, ; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called in Poland (, roughly "the Polish Military"—abbreviated ''WP''), are the national armed forces of the Republic of Poland. They comprise five main service branches: the Polish Land Forces (), the Polish Navy (), the Polish Air Force (), the Polish Special Forces (), and the Polish Territorial Defence Force (), under the command of the Ministry of National Defence of Poland. According to SIPRI, Poland spent $38 billion on its defense budget in 2024, ranking 13th in the world. In 2023, Poland spent the greatest share of its GDP for military expenditures (3.9%) among all NATO members. With over 292,000 active personnel in 2025, the Polish Armed Forces are the third largest military in NATO, after Turkey and the USA. Historically, the name Polish Armed Forces has been used since the early 1800s, but can also be applied to earlier periods. The Polish Legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Countries With Highest Military Expenditures
This is a list of countries with highest military expenditures. Highest military expenditure The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world's top 40 military spenders as of 2024, based on current market exchange rates. The second list is based on the 2025 edition of ''The Military Balance'', published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates. Highest military expenditure, share of GDP The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years: The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. As a share of GDP {, style="font-size:100%;" , - , style="width:50%; text-align:center;", List by the Stockhol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of The Polish Army
1569–1699 *Silver Age of The Republic ** September 8, 1581 - Siege of Psków - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia ** October 19, 1595 - Battle of Cecora - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey ** September 27, 1605 - Battle of Kircholm - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden ** July 4, 1610 - Battle of Kłuszyn - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia & Sweden - after this battle Poland conquered Moscow. ** September 1, 1612 - Battle of Moscow - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia ** September 20, 1620 - Battle of Cecora - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey ** September 2, 1621 - Battle of Chocim - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey ** November 28, 1627 - Battle of Oliwa - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden ** July 10 - August 22, 1649 - Defense of Zbaraż - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Cossacks & Crimea ** June 28, 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Cossacks ** January 29, 1655 - Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wars Involving Poland
This is a chronological list of wars in which Poland or its predecessor states of took an active part, extending from the reign of Mieszko I (960–992) to the present. This list does not include peacekeeping operations (such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES or UNMOP), Humanitarian aid, humanitarian missions or training missions supported by the Polish Armed Forces. The list gives the name, the date, the Polish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend: : : : : : __TOC__ Piast Poland (960–1138) During the Middle Ages, Poland sought to incorporate other fellow West Slavs, West Slavic peoples under the rule of the Polan dukes, such as Mieszko I, Boleslaw I Chrobry and their descendants, and then defend the lands conquered in the west from the Holy Roman Empire. In the east and south it struggled with Ruthenia, Bohemia. In the north-east, it encountered intermittent Lithuanian and Prussian raids. Feudal fragmentation (1138–1320) In 1138, after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WB Group
WB Group is a Polish electronics and aeronautics manufacturer, and one of Europe's largest private defence contractors. The company was established in 1997 and is based in Ożarów Mazowiecki. Through its various subsidiaries, WB produces military communications equipment, command and control systems, fire-control systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and loitering munitions. WB Group is the second largest arms company in Poland, after Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa. WB Electronics Warmate is being used by Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The FONET vehicle and battlefield communication system was licensed to L3Harris Technologies and is used by the United States Armed Forces. Acquisitions Flytronic In 2009 WB acquired the UAV startup Flytronic, which had created the FlyEye UAV now flown by the Polish Territorial Defence Force and by the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the WB Electronics brand. Radmor Zakłady Radiowe Radmor was a radio equipment manufacturer formed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BELMA
BELMA is a Polish defence company located in Białe Błota, in the vicinity of Bydgoszcz. It is one of the oldest industrial plants in Poland. Belma's business began in 1868 as a locksmith company. Its primary responsibility today is the production and design of land mines for the Polish Army. BELMA is the only manufacturer of anti-tank mines in Poland. Since 2010, BELMA has been a member of Division ''Ammunition'' of the Polish Armaments Group-Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ SA). History Prussian times The beginnings of the company date back to 1868, when Carl Fiebrandt established a locksmith's workshop in Bromberg (as Bydgoszcz was called) at then "4 Bahnhoffstraße" (today's 11 Dworcowa Street). Initially, Fiebrandt's workshop dealt with the repair and production of agricultural machinery but expanded in the 1870s to the manufacturing of safety devices for railway traffic. In 1875, the factory moved to the suburban village of Okole (now a district of Bydgoszcz), at tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huta Stalowa Wola
Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW SA) is a defense contractor that operates a steel mill in the city of Stalowa Wola, Poland. It is a major producer of military equipment and one of the largest heavy construction machinery producers in East-Central Europe. In 1981 HSW and International Harvester constructed the TD-40 earth mover, the world's largest at that time. It had plough capacity 19 m3 and the engine had 460 hp. Production began in 1983. TD-40 was used by State Polish mines and was exported to USA, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union. TD-40E variant is still produced under the "Dressta" name. HSW SA is part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA. History It was established in 1938 in the Second Polish Republic. It was a part of a series of investments made by the Polish government from 1936–1939 to create the Central Industrial Region. This was to be a group of factories built in the middle of the country, away from the borders with Germany and the USSR. It was designed to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosomak
The KTO Rosomak () is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Finnish Patria AMV. It is produced by Rosomak S.A., a Polish Armaments Group company, in Siemianowice Śląskie. History The XC-360 transporter was developed as a successor to the Sisu XA-180 transporter, which had been in production since the early 1980s, and its subsequent versions. The first tactical and technical requirements for the new transporter were formulated in the mid-1990s, with the final version approved in 1999. A distinguishing feature of the vehicle was its modular construction and the reduction of physical signatures by limiting heat and noise emissions and specially shaping the hull to reduce radar reflection. Computer-aided design (CAD) techniques were extensively used in its development. The first mock-up of the vehicle (equipped with a twin-barrel AMOS 120mm mortar turret) was created in 2000 and showcased at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris that same year. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelcz
Jelcz (pronounced like ''Yelch'' after the town of the same name) is a Polish manufacturer of trucks, buses, trolleybuses and different types of dedicated chassis. Since 2013, the company has been part of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and focuses on manufacturing off-road military vehicles. History In 1952, a decision was made to use a former German armaments factory in Jelcz-Laskowice near Wrocław for production in western Poland. A company called Zakłady Budowy Nadwozi Samochodowych (Automobile Chassis Works) was established. After the factory was rebuilt, the company started to develop and build bus bodies for Lublin and Star trucks, including buses such as the Jelcz PR110D. In 1974, the Polish expedition to Lhotse used a Jelcz 316 car to travel from Warsaw to Nepal. In 1975, the expedition of the Wrocław Mountain Club to Broad Peak Central, in Pakistan, used a Jelcz 315-M car to travel from Wrocław to Islamabad, driving up to 9,000 km between 2 and 21 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesko
MESKO is a Polish defense technology company established in 1922, operating from August 25, 1924 as ''Państwowa Fabryka Amunicji'' (National Ammunition Factory), then ''Zakłady Metalowe MESKO SA'' (Metal Factory MESKO SA). At present the company produces various munitions with headquarters in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland. In the past, the factory was a manufacturer of home appliances, as in the communist period it belonged to the " Predom" union of industries. Currently part of the Polish Armaments Group (''Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa'') concern, previously to the Bumar group. Current products * Grom – Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) * Piorun – MANPADS * SPIKE-LR – Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) * NLPR-70 – Unguided rocket In military terminology, a rocket is a self-propelled, unguided or guided, weapon-system powered by a rocket engine. Though used primarily as medium- and long-range artillery systems, historically rockets have also seen considerab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
