Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to the Polish Air Force for its F-16 fleet. According to the contract, Lockheed Martin is providing hardware and software, documentation, program management and missiles in support of the Polish Shield initiative
Saab will modernize Polish MiG-29 fleet in an agreement with Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze (WZL) to enable the aircraft to carry the companys electronic warfare self-protection systems. Saab signed a teaming agreement with WZL Thursday to open the way to cooperate on modernization of other systems in use with Polish Air Force
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has presented versatile Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO. Various weapon stations can be integrated into the AMPV
The US Air Force has unveiled its advanced MQ-1 "Predator" drone at a Latvian airbase in Europe. The drone was showcased at central Lielvarde airbase in the wake of rising tensions in the Baltic states Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia over Russias role in the Ukraine conflict, various media reported today
Turkey's Roketsan has signed a deal with the Polish WZL1 firm to integrate two of its products, the Cirit and the UMTAS, into Polish armed forces platforms. Roketsan and WZL1 have agreed to jointly offer Roketsan's Cirit and UMTAS systems solutions to the Polish military, the defenseNews reported Monday
Poland may join Norway or the Netherlands to buy submarines instead of buying them alone to cut costs. Polish ministry of defense had plans of buying three submarines at an estimated cost of US $2 billion at the start of the year
WB Electronics and Thales today unveiled their tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) proposed for the Polish military. WB Electronics and Thales solution offers a capability that fully meets the Polish Gryf requirements for an armed unmanned aircraft system, and delivers the capability through full Polish industrial collaboration
Polands defense contractor Huta Stalowa Wola developed Krab (Crab) artillery system fitted with Korean Samsung Techwin K9 chassis is being displayed for the first time. Shortly after the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) that is held from 1st September to the 4th September in Poland this year, the self-propelled howitzer will be tested, Dziennik Zbrojny a monthly polish defense magazine reported
Poland is converting its Su-22 Fitter attack plane airfield (base) to a UAV-only base. The air base will be henceforth referred as the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base and expected to begin operation starting January 2016, The Aviationist reported today
Latvia and Lithuania have considered a joint purchase of medium-range air defense systems. Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met Latvian counterpart Raimonds Vejonis, in Vilnius on Monday