Equipment of the Polish Army

Updated on Oct 31, 2023

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The Polish military continues to use some 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, (256) Leopard 2 MBTs from Germany, ATGM technology from Israel (as well as possible future acquisition of Rafael Python 5 missiles), and (957) Patria AMV AFVs from Finland.

Polish Land Forces (2013 data)

1009 MBTs - 249 Leopard 2A4,A5, 233 PT-91 Twardy, 528 T-72M

2608 AIFV - 1268 BMP-1, 907 KTO Rosomak (Patria)

693 APC

40 MRAPs

1157 artillery pieces

210 Army helicopters (32 Mi-24, 37 PZL W-3 Sokol, 46 Mi-2, 17 Mi-8, 13 Mi-17)

Polish Air Forces (2013 data)

Multirole: 48 F-16 C/D

Fighter: 31 Mig-29A

Fighter Ground Attack: 18 Su-22M-4K Fitter

Training: 54 PZL TS-11 Iskra, 36 PZL-130, 8 Mig-29UB

Transport: 16 CASA C-295M, 5 C-130E (being delivered), 15 M-28 Bryza

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

Polish Navy (2013 data)

2 Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates (FFG) - ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski

1 corvette - ORP Kaszub and 1 patrol ship ORP Ślązak (2015)

2 Tarantul class corvette

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

Total naval strenght: 83 vessels

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Polish Land Forces (2013 data)

Polish Air Forces (2013 data)

Polish Navy (2013 data)

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