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- Poland has secured $16.5 billion in EU-backed loans for defense acquisitions, focusing on local production of military capabilities.
- The purchases will be financed through the European Union’s low-cost loan program.
- The official signing ceremony for these contracts took place on May 30, involving Polish deputy prime minister and defense minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- In total, Poland is allocated approximately €43.7 billion ($50.9 billion) in loans from the EU for defense acquisitions under the SAFE scheme.
- Former Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, expressed concerns regarding the use of SAFE loans for military equipment purchases.
- On the same day, the ministry awarded a contract exceeding 13.5 billion zloty for “several hundred thousand” 155mm artillery rounds.
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“The Polish Ministry of National Defence has awarded contracts worth 60 billion zloty ($16.5 billion) to local defense companies. This major investment is backed by the European Union’s low-cost loan program.”
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Defense News“The Polish Ministry of National Defence has awarded contracts worth around 60 billion zloty ($16.5 billion) to buy infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers, military vehicles, and self-propelled wheeled mortars, among other weapons, to a group of local defense companies.”
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