Opportunities and threats for the development of the defense industry in Poland

Abstract

This review article presents the issues regarding the opportunities and threats for the development of the defense industry in Poland. It discusses, among other things, the state of the domestic defense industry, indicates opportunities and threats to its development, as well as the general assumptions of the Technical Modernization Plan of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. In addition, it defines the essence of agreements concluded with entities of the domestic defense industry, namely offset, framework and implementation agreements. It also analyzes the sources of financing of agreements concluded for the purpose of modernization and re-equipping not only the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland but also other formations guarding public security and order, such as the Border Guard. The entire discussion ends with conclusions, the implementation of which may contribute to optimizing the condition of the domestic defense industry, as well as improving the security of the state and the effectiveness of the Polish Army. This article is based on, supplementing and expanding on, the earlier study by A. Chochowska, K. Chochowski, A. Zych, I. Britchenko entitled Prospects for the development of the defence industry in Poland, published in “Politics & Security” 2024, Vol. 10, No. 4.