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The Polish military continues to use mostly Soviet-era equipment, however since joining NATO in 1999, Poland has been upgrading and modernizing its hardware to NATO standards. The General Staff has been reorganized into a NATO-compatible J/G-1 through J/G-6 structure. Recent modernization projects include the acquisition of (48) F-16 fighter jets from the United States, (128) Leopard 2 MBTs from Germany, ATGM technology from Israel (as well as possible future acquisition of Rafael Python 5 missiles), and (690) Patria AMV AFVs from Finland.
Polish Land Forces (2013 data)[1][]
Main article: Polish Land Forces (Equipment)
- 950 MBTs - 128 Leopard 2, 233 PT-91 Twardy, 590 T-72
- 1510 AIFV - 1291 BMP-1, 212 KTO Rosomak (Patria)
- 693 APC
- 40 MRAPs
- 950 artillery pieces
- 145 Army helicopters (32 Mi-24, 37 PZL W-3 Sokol, 46 Mi-2, 17 Mi-8, 13 Mi-17)
Polish Air Forces (2013 data) [1][]
Main article: Polish Air Forces (Equipment)
- Multirole: 48 F-16 C/D
- Fighter: 34 Mig-29A
- Fighter Ground Attack: 48 Su-22M-4 Fitter
- Training: 54 PZL TS-11 Iskra, 36 PZL-130, 8 Mig-29UB
- Transport: 11 CASA C-295M, 5 C-130E (being delivered), 2 An-28, 15 M-28 Bryza, 1 Tu-154, 4 Yak-40
- Helicopters: 66 support (17 PZL W-3 Sokol, 11 Mi-8, 38 Mi-2), 1 utility (Bell 412), 6 training (PZL SW-4)
- Air defence: 625 SAM - 500 SA-3, 75 SA-4, 50 SA-5
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Main article: Polish Navy (Equipment)
- 2 Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates (FFG) - ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski
- 1 small frigate (FF) - ORP Kaszub
- 2 Tarantul class corvettes
- 3 Orkan class (Sassnitz class) corvettes
- 5 submarines - 4 Sokol class (Kobben class submarine), 1 Kilo class
- 20 mine warfare/countermeasures ships
- 8 amphibious ships
- 33 logistics and support ships
- 13 naval fixed wing aircraft (various An-28 variants), 30 naval helicopters
Gallery[]
Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army
Polish HMMWV in Iraq
Polish ZU-23-2 mounted on Star truck
Polish Air Force F-16C Block 52+
Mil Mi-24 Helicopter of the Polish Land Forces
PZL SW-4 #0203 of Polish Air Force
One of W-3 Sokół armed versions of Polish Air Force
Polish military VIP transport Tu-154M aircraft from the 36th Special Air Transport Regiment, on the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Warsaw
References[]
The original article can be found at Equipment of the Polish Army and the edit history here.