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Population
Defence budget 2010
GDP 2009
Land area
Capital
Life expectancy
Population growth rate |
38 million
Euros 6.2 billion (US$7.5billion)
Euros 331 billion (US$404 billion)
312,685 sq kms (120,696 sq miles)
Warsaw (Population 2.7 million – including
Metro area)
76.2 years
-0.15 per cent |
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Total Armed
Forces |
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Army
Navy
Air Force
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45,000
8,000
17,000 |
Reserves: Under
the terms of the latest reorganisation approximately 20,000
ready reserves are available – the majority of which are
assigned to the Land Forces. |
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MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE |
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Contact Details
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Ministry of National
Defence
Ulitsa Klonowa 1
PL-00909 Warszawa
Poland
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Army Strength: Approximately 45,000
Outline Army Structure:
1 x Corps Headquarters
1 x Armoured Division
3 x Mechanised Divisions
1 x Air Assault Brigade
1 x Air Cavalry Brigade
Polish Land Forces Outline Structure
6
Air Assault Brigade
Note:
Other units such as engineers and
fire support elements can be attached where necessary.
Polish Special Forces
Consists of the following under joint command:
a. Special Forces Command Headquarters – Krakow
b. Operational Mobile Reaction Group (GROM) - Gdansk
c. Operational Mobile Reaction Group (GROM) – Warsaw
d. 1st Special Commando Regiment – Lubiniec
e. Naval Special Operations Regiment - Gdynia
Polish Land Forces
- Formation Listing
1st
Mechanised Division |
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Legionowo |
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1st
Mechanised Brigade
3rd Mechanised Brigade
21st Podhale Rifles Brigade |
Wesola
Lubin
Rzesz |
11th Armoured Division |
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Zagan |
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10th
Armoured Cavalry Brigade
17th Mechanised Brigade
34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade |
Świętoszow
Międzyrzecz
Zagan |
12th Mechanised Division |
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Szczecin |
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2nd
Mechanised Brigade
7th Coastal Defence Brigade
12th Mechanised Brigade |
Zlocieniec
Slupsk
Szczecin |
16th Mechanised Division |
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Elblag |
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9th Armoured
Cavalry Brigade
15th Mechanised Brigade
20th mechanised Brigade |
Braniewo
Gizycko
Bartoszyce |
Independent Brigades |
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25th Air
Cavalry Brigade
6th Air Assault Brigade
1st Artillery Brigade
23rd Artillery Brigade
1st Engineer Brigade
2nd Engineer Brigade |
Tomaszow
Krakow
Wegorzewo
Boleslawiec
Brzeg
Kazun Nowy |
Main Battle Tanks |
128 x
Leopard 2A4 |
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About 500
T-72/A/M1/M1D |
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About 220
PT-91/M/MA1 |
Reconnaissance (Recce) |
About 300 x
BRDM-2 (wheeled) |
Armoured
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) |
About 1,200 x
BWP-1 (tracked) |
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) |
300 x KTO
Rosomak (Patria) (wheeled – another 390 on order) |
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100 x SKOT
(remaining in service) |
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40 x Cougar MRAP (wheeled) |
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200 x HMMWV (wheeled) |
Self Propelled
Artillery |
90 x 152 mm Dana |
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500 x 122 mm 2S1
Carnation (majority in store) |
Towed Artillery |
50 x 122 mm
M-30 |
Multiple Rocket
Launchers |
200 x 122 mm
BM-21 (majority in store) |
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36 x 122 mm
WR-40 Langusta |
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30 x 122 mm RM-70 Dana |
Mortars (Mor) |
130 x 120 mm |
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100 x 98 mm
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150 x 60 mm |
Anti-Tank (Atk) |
110 x AT-3 (MANPAD) |
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75 x AT-4 (MANPAD) |
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15 x AT-5 |
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110 x Spike (154 more on order) |
Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) |
245 x GROM SAM
(about 75 SP with many in store) |
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60 x SA-8 SP |
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100 x ZSU-23-4
(various types) |
Helicopters (Hel) |
30 x M-24 Hind D
(attack) |
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31 x PZL W-3
(attack) |
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25 x Mi-8
(transport) |
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11 x Mi-17
(utility) |
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26 x PZL W-4
(utility) |
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30 x PZL W-3 (utility – various types) |
Navy Strength:
8,000
Principal Units:
5 x Submarines
8 x Frigates and Corvettes
20 x Mine Countermeasures Vessels
Polish
Navy Outline Structure
The 3rd Flotilla comprises the main strike component of the naval
forces: submarines, frigates, missile vessels and various specialised
units such as salvage vessels, hydrographic units and auxiliaries.
The 8th Flotilla comprises Mine Countermeasures and Antisubmarine
Warfare ships in their composition.
The Naval Aviation Brigade inventory includes 3 x fixed-wing aircraft
and helicopter squadrons. The main base of the Brigade is situated in
Gdynia-Babie Doły.
Shore-based units and naval establishments such as the Naval Academy,
training centres, workshops, depots, etc are under the command of
Polish Naval Headquarters units.
Submarines (SSK) |
4 x Kobben Class
(Type 207) |
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1 x Kilo Class |
Frigates
(FF) |
2 x Pulaski (US
Oliver Hazard Perry) Class |
Corvettes
(FS) |
1 x Kaszub Class
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2 x Tarantula Class |
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3 x Orkan Class |
Mine
Countermeasures (MCM) |
12 x Goplo
(minesweeper) |
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4 x Mamry (minehuner) |
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3 x 206 FM (minehunter) |
Amphibious
Vessels (LS) |
5 x Lubin
(landing ships) |
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3 x Deba
(landing craft) |
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15 x assorted
landing craft |
Miscellaneous |
2 x Tankers |
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3 x Salvage Vessels |
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2 x Intelligence Vessels |
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6 x Survey Vessels |
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3 x Tugs (ocean capability) |
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8 x Training Vessels |
Naval
Aviation |
12 x An-28 (transport – fixed wing) |
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4 x Kaman SH-2 (ASW) |
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14 x PZL W-3 (SAR and utility) |
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10 x Mi-14 (SAR and ASW) |
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5 x PZL W-2 (utility) |
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4 x M-17 (transport) |
Air Force Strength: 17,000
Polish
Air Force Outline Structure
Note:
Combat aircraft
squadrons are under the command of both 1 Tactical Air Wing ( 5 x
squadrons) and 2 Tactical Air Wing (3 x squadrons). There are 4 x
Control and Reporting Centres (CRC).
MAJOR
AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT |
Fighter/Interceptor (Ftr) |
28 x Mig-29A |
Fighter
Ground Attack (FGA) |
45 x Su-22M-4 |
Multi Role |
36 x F-16C |
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12 x F-16D |
Transport (Tpt) |
5 x C-130E
Hercules |
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2 x An-28 |
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11 x CASA-295M |
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15 x M-28 (12
more on order) |
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1 x Tu-154 |
Training (Trg) |
6 x Mig-29UB |
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30 x PZL-130 |
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52 x PZL TS-11 (being retired) |
Helicopters
(Hel) |
3 x Mi-8S (VIP
transport) |
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11 x Mi-8 (transport) |
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50 x Mi-2 (utility) |
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7 x Mi-17 (transport) |
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24 x PZ W-3 (utility) |
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24 x PZL W-4 (utility and training) |
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1 x Bell 412 (utility) |
Air launched
missiles (ALM) |
AA-8 (AAM) |
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AIM-9 Sidewinder (AAM) |
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AA-11 (AAM) |
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AMRAAM (AAM) |
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ASM-7 (SM) |
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Maverick (ASM) |
Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) |
75 x SA-3 (many in store) |
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60 x SA-3 SP (many in store) |
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14 x SA-4 SP |
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12 x SA-5 (static) |
CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over
platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate figures)
NATO (ISAF) Afghanistan |
2,500 |
EUFOR Bosnia |
160 |
KFOR Kosovo |
227 |