Poland has concluded approximately 40 defense contracts worth over 120 billion zloty (over $33 billion USD) to heavily rearm its military. The country became the first European Union nation to tap into the EU’s low-interest SAFE (Security Action for Europe) defense loan program to bankroll these purchases.
The Polish government, considered a major player in the defense industry, signed a massive arms supply contract worth more than $33 billion immediately after securing funding for weapons procurement from the European Union (EU). The contract includes a significant order for the export versions of Korean-made weapons such as the Cheonmu multiple rocket launcher and the “Homar-K” and “K9PL” models, which are Polish export variants of the K-9 self-propelled howitzer.
The ministry’s May 30 purchases include 146 Borsuk tracked infantry fighting vehicles, 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 1,000 Chunmoo rockets, command, and communications vehicles for the Homar-K multiple rocket launcher system, and 64 Rak 120mm self-propelled wheeled mortars.
13.5 billion zloty ($3.7 billion) allocated for the production of hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery shells.
Awarded Contracts
- 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.
- 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers
- 64 Rak 120mm self-propelled mortars
- 1,000 support vehicles (ammo transport, command, comms, service) for Homar-K MLRS systems (Polish version of South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo)
- Hundreds of support vehicles for K9PL self-propelled howitzers.
- Hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery shells.
- 30 Rosomak medical evacuation vehicles.
- 18 Rosomak command vehicles.
- 18 SAN counter-drone batteries (~700 vehicles).
- 12 Gladius UAV battery modules (unmanned strike/recce systems).
- 400+ Warmate loitering munitions.
- 190 FlyEye reconnaissance drone sets.
- Baobab-K scatterable mine-laying systems.
- Dozens of Waran 4×4 command/comms vehicles
- Other engineering, cyber, comms, encryption, and support systems.
Strategic Focus
The massive injection of funds prioritizes domestic industry capability, with about half of the funds going directly to the Polish state-owned defense group, PGZ and its subsidiaries like Huta Stalowa Wola. The funding requires all contracted equipment to be delivered to the military by 2030.
Alongside these European defense purchases, Poland remains one of the largest buyers globally. Prior to these recent domestic orders, the nation committed heavily to US and South Korean platforms—such as acquiring F-35 fighters, Abrams tanks, and Chunmoo launchers.
According to local media and other sources, on May 30 (local time), the Polish government signed 29 arms procurement contracts worth a total of 79 billion zloty (approximately 32.8 trillion won) at the Dezamet defense company plant in Nowa Deba, in the south of the country. The contracts include 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, 1,000 ammunition, command, and communications vehicles for the Homar-K rocket system, as well as support vehicles for the K9PL self-propelled howitzer. All agreements were concluded with domestic defense companies, including the state-owned defense group PGZ and its affiliates.
This series of contracts was rapidly signed just one day after the Polish government received its first loan disbursement from the EU’s joint arms procurement program “SAFE” (Support to Ammunition production for Europe), which was established to prepare for Russia’s invasion of Europe. The EU is providing a total of 150 billion euros in long-term, low-interest loans, with Poland set to borrow the largest amount among member states at 43.7 billion euros.
At the signing ceremony, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that it was an “absolutely crucial day for the self-reliance of Poland’s defense industry and the strengthening of its military capabilities.” He also highlighted that the scale of contracts concluded in a single day set a “world record.” However, disputes over the method of financing continue to cause controversy both within and outside political circles.
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