Editor's Foreword

Poland POL
Polish Zloty z 2008 2009 2010
GDP z 1.27tr 1.33tr
US$ 525bn 465bn
per capita US$ 13,644 12,072
Growth % 4.9 1.0
inflation % 4.2 3.5
Def exp z 24.5bn
US$ 10.1bn
Def bdgt z 22.5bn 24.8bn 25.4bn
US$ 9.36bn 8.63bn
FMa (US) US$ 27.0m 27.0m 47.0m
US$1=z 2.41 2.88
Population 38,482,919
Ethnic groups: German 1.3%; Ukrainian 0.6%; Belarussian 0.5%
age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 8% 4% 4% 4% 23% 5%
Female 8% 4% 4% 4% 23% 8%
capabilities
ACTIVE 100,000 (army 46,400, navy 8,000, air
17,500, Joint 28,100)
ORgANIsATIONs By sERVICE
Land forces Command 46,400
Land Forces Command directly controls airmobile bdes
and their avn. Transition to lighter forces is continuing
but is hampered by lack of funds. The military police are
directly under the Minister of National Defence and are
transforming with 15% (1,540 personnel) forming special
units of bn size to enable support to counter-terrorism, VIP
protection and NATO operations.
fORCEs By ROLE
Comd 1 (2nd ) mech corps HQ; MNC NE Corps
HQ (Polish contribution)
Armd 1 armd cav div (11th ) (2 armd cav, 1 mech
bde, 1 recce bn, 1 arty, 2 AD regt 1 engr
bn)
Mech 1 div (1st) (1 armd ,1 mech, 1 mtn bde, 1
recce bn, 1 arty, 1 AD regt, 1 engr bn);
1 div (12th ) (2 mech, 1 coastal bde, 1 arty, 2
AD regt , 1 engr bn);
1 div (16th ) (1 armd, 2 mech bde , 1 recce
bn, 1 arty, 1 AD regt, 1 AT regt, 1 engr bn)
Airmob 1 aslt bde (6th ) (2 aslt, 1 para bn), 1 air
cav bde (25th ) (2 spt hel bn, 2 air cav bn, 1
casevac unit)
Recce 2 regt
Arty 2 bde
Engr 2 bde, 1 regt
Chem 1 regt, 1 bn
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153
Avn 1 cbt regt (49th ) with (3 atk sqn with Mi-24,
1 recce sqn with Mi-2)
1 cbt regt (56th ) (1 atk sqn with Mi-24V, 2
recce sqn with Mi-2, 1 spt sqn with Mi-2)
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
MBT 946: 128 Leopard 2 2A4; 232 PT-91 Twardy; 586 T-72
MBT/T-72M1D/T-72M1
RECCE 376 BRDM-2
AIFV 1508:
AIFV (T) 1,297 BMP-1
APC (W) 239 Rosomak (Patria)
MRAP 40 Cougar
ARTY 1,081
SP 608: 122mm 522 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 86 M-77 Dana
MRL 122mm 236: 205 BM-21; 30 RM-70 Dana 1 WR-40
Langusta
MOR 237: 98mm 99 M-98; 120mm 138 M-120
AT • MSL • MANPATS 327: 129 AT-3 9K11 Sagger; 77
AT-4 9K111 Spigot; 18 AT-5 9K113 Spandrel; 7 AT-7 9K115
Saxhorn; 96 Spike LR
HELICOPTERS
ATK 53: 31 Mi-24D Hind D; 22 PZL Mi-2URP Hoplite
SPT 91: 37 PZL W-3A Sokol/PZL W-3W Sokol; 17 Mi-8T
Hip spt/Mi-8U Hip trg; 24 PZL Mi-2 Hoplite; 13 Mi-17T
Hip spt/Mi-17U Hip H trg
UAV Micro 15
AD
SAM 971
SP 144: 80 GROM Poprad; 64 OSA-AK
MANPAD 582: 246 SA-7, 336 GROM
GUNS 441
SP 23mm 37: 36 ZSU-23-4; 1 SPAAG
TOWED 23mm 404 ZU-23-2
RADAR • LAND SNAR-10 Big Fred (veh, arty)
Navy 8,000
Comd Navy HQ
1 Surface Combatant Flotilla
1 Coastal Defence Flotilla
1 Naval Aviation bde (3 Naval Sqn)
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL 5
SSK 5:
4 Sokol (Type-207) each with 8 single 533mm TT
1 Orzel (ex-Kilo) with 6 single 533mm TT with 12
T-53/T-65 HWT
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 8
FRIGATES 3
FFG 2 Pulaski (US Oliver Hazard Perry class) each with
1 Mk 13 GMLS with 36 SM-1 MR SAM, 4 RGM-84D/F
Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 triple 3x 324mm ASTT (6 eff.)
each with 24 A244 LWT, 1 76mm gun, (capacity 2 SH-
2G Super Seasprite ASW hel)
FF 1 Kaszub with 2 twin 533mm ASTT (4 eff.) with SET-
53 HWT, 1 quad (4 eff.) with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 2 RBU
6000 Smerch 2 (24 eff.), 1 76mm gun
CORVETTES • FSG 5:
2 Tarantul each with 2 twin (4 eff.) with 4 SS-N-2C Styx
tactical SSM, 1x4 manual with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 1
76mm gun
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