Editor's Foreword

154 ThE MiliTary BalancE 2010
3 Orkan (GDR Sassnitz. Refit programme in progress)
each with 2 quad (8 eff.) with RBS-15M tactical SSM, 1
x4 manual with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 1 76mm gun
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 20
MSC 13 Goplo
MHC 7: 3 Krogulec; 4 Mamry
AMPHIBIOUS 8
LS • LSM 5 Lublin (capacity 9 tanks; 135 troops)
CRAFT • LCU 3 Deba (capacity 50 troops)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 33
AORL 1
AOL1
MRV 1 Project 890
ARS 4
AGI 2 Moma
AGS 8: 2; 6 (coastal)
ATF 3
TRG 6: 1 AXS
YDG 2
YTM 5
fACILITIEs
Bases Located at Kolobrzeg, Gdynia (HQ), Swinoujscie,
Hel Peninsula (Spt), Gdynia-Babie Doly
naval aviation 1,300
fORCEs By ROLE
ASW /
SAR
1 sqn with MI-14PL Haze A; MI-14PS Haze C;
PZL W-3RM Anakonda; PZL MI-2; SH-2G Super
Seasprite
Tpt /Utl 1 sqn with An-28B1R; An-28E 1 sqn with An-
28TD; PZL W-3T; PZL W-3RM; Mi-17; PZL
MI-2
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT
TPT 2 An-28TD
UTL 10: 8 An-28B1R; 2 An-28E
HELICOPTERS
ASW 10: 6 MI-14PL; 4 SH-2G Super Seasprite
SAR 10: 3 Mi-14PS Haze C; 7 PZL W-3RM Anakonda
SPT 6: 2 PZL W-3T Sokol; 2 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H; 2
PZL MI-2
Air force 17,500
Flying hours 160 to 200 hrs/year
2 tac air wg: 1st (5 sqn, 4 air bases); 2nd (3 sqn, 2 air bases)
1 tpt air wg: 3rd (4 sqn, 4 air bases)
1 spec air tpt: 36th 2 rocket AD bdes (1st and 3rd ), 2 rocket AD regt (61st ,78th )
4 Control and Reporting Centres
fORCEs By ROLE
Multi-role 3 sqn with F-16C/D Block 52+
Ftr 2 sqn with MiG-29 Fulcrum A/UB
FGA/Recce 3 sqn with Su-22M-4 Fitter
Tpt 4 sqn with C-130E; C-295M; PZL M-28 Bryza. 1
regt with Tu-154M; Yak-40
Trg trg units with PZL-130; TS-11; An-28
Hel 2 sqn with PZL W-3 Sokol; Mi-2; Mi-8MT; Bell
412 Twin Huey; PZL SW-4 (trg)
SAM 2 bde with SA-3 Goa; 1 indep regt with SA-3/
SA-5; 1 indep regt with SA-4
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 128 combat capable
Multi Role 48: 36 F-16C, 12 F-16D Fighting Falcon
FTR 26 MiG-29A Fulcrum
FGA 48 Su-22M-4 Fitter
TPT 39: 5 C-130E Hercules; 2 An-28 Cash; 11 CASA
C-295M; 15 M-28 Bryza TD; 2 Tu-154 Careless; 4 Yak-40
Codling.
TRG 94: 54 PZL TS-11; 34 PZL-130; 6 MiG-29UB
Fulcrum*
HELICOPTERS
SPT 66: 17 PZL W-3 Sokol; 11 Mi-8MT Hip; 38 PZL Mi-2
UTL 1 Bell 412 Twin Huey
TRG 11 PZL SW-4
AD • SAM 90 SA-3 Goa
SP 78; 60 SA-3, 14 SA-4
STATIC 12 SA-5
MSL
AAM AA-8 Aphid; AA-11 Archer, AIM-9 Sidewinder,
AIM 120C AMRAAM
ASM AS-7 Kerry; AGM-65J/G Maverick
Paramilitary 21,400
Border Guards 14,100
Ministry of Interior and Administration
Maritime Border Guard
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 19:
1 PSO; 2 PCO; 1 PCC; 2 PCI; 7 PBF; 6 PB
Prevention Units of Police 6,300; 1,000
conscript (total 7,300)
OPP–Ministry of Interior
DEPLOyMENT
Legal provisions for foreign deployment:
Constitution: Codified constitution (1997)
Decision on deployment of troops abroad: a) By
president on request of prime minister in cases of direct
threat (Art. 136);
b) in general, specified by ratified international agreement
or statute (both must be passed by parliament, Art. 117)
AfgHANIsTAN
NATO • ISAF 1,910; Army; 1 mtn inf bde HQ with (1 mtn
inf BG); 1 air cav bde HQ with (elm 2 hel bn); 35 Rosomak;
68 other IFV; 6 Mi-24 Hind; 4 Mi-17 Hip
ARMENIA/AzERBAIJAN
OSCE • Minsk Conference 1
BOsNIA-HERzEgOVINA
EU • EUFOR • Operation Althea 188; Army: 1 inf coy
CENTRAL AfRICAN REPUBLIC/CHAD
UN • MINURCAT 311; elm 1 inf bn
CôTE D’IVOIRE
UN • UNOCI 4 obs