Jaroslaw Adamowski
Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.
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European allies team up to buy Polish portable anti-aircraft systems
Poland, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia have signed a framework agreement to buy Piorun (Thunderbolt) man-portable air defense systems from Poland's PGZ.
Poland buys V-BAT drones to boost Baltic Sea naval operations
The deal puts Poland in line to become the first country on NATO’s eastern flank to acquire the Shield AI-made drone.
Poland weighs joining X-BAT autonomous vertical-takeoff fighter program
The announcement comes as the Polish government is mulling plans to acquire up to 32 new fighter jets.
Ukraine’s demand for tiny drone laser-targeting systems spurs new product launches
Companies rush to miniaturize the technology for marking targets on the battlefield, making it suitable to ride on small unmanned aerial vehicles.
Humvee maker AM General to pitch unmanned ground vehicle at Eurosatory trade show
The Ukrainian military aims to contract 25,000 unmanned ground platforms in the first half of this year, more than doubling its 2025 total.
Polish-Ukrainian startup develops radar to track elusive, low-flying drones
The technology aims to find small, low-flying drones, including those connected to operators via long, fiber-optic command wires.
Poland spends $16.5 billion in EU-backed loans on heavy army weapons
Amid political infighting over the funding mechanism, the government has tapped local companies to make fighting vehicles, howitzers and ammunition.
Lithuania to buy Patria armored vehicles, eyes local industry share
A contract is expected to be signed with the Finnish producer in 2027.
Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment
“More than fifty billion dollars is the sum of the purchases that we are implementing in the United States,” Poland's defense minister noted.
Baltic nations ponder biggest bang for their bucks in $14 billion arms spending spree
"The factory floor and the frontline are now part of the same equation,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said.
