The government will later this month present a plan for countering such efforts.
Defence
Poland charges four soldiers and fires general after anti-tank mines end up at IKEA warehouse
The 240 mines travelled around Poland on a train for 10 days unsecured before being located.
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Lockheed unveils Polish F-35 “Husarz” combat aircraft
The aircraft have been named after Poland’s famous “Winged Hussar” heavy cavalry units.
Former Polish government gave 14bn zloty ammunition contracts to inexperienced consortium, investigation shows
The circumstances around the deal have been “under very close scrutiny,” a defence minister confirmed.
Poland loosens firearms rules for soldiers defending border amid migration crisis
NGOs have protested against the legislation, which they say gives officers a “licence to kill”.
Poland signs $10 billion deal with US for 96 Apache attack helicopters
The deal will make Poland the second largest user of these helicopters in the world, after only the US itself.
Polish journalist facing espionage charges for allegedly helping Russian spy involved in prisoner swap
She was reportedly in a romantic relationship with Pavel Rubtsov (aka Pablo González) during his more than two years living in Poland.
Poland signs $1.2bn deal to produce launchers for Patriot missile systems
The deal shows that “Poland is among those countries in Europe that have the greatest trust from the United States”, says the defence minister.
Russia or Belarus seen as behind leak of athletes’ data hacked from Polish Anti-Doping Agency
The hackers have leaked over 50,000 files containing sensitive data of thousands of Polish athletes.
Poland to remove criminal liability for officers using firearms during defence of border
NGOs have protested against the legislation, which they say gives officers a “licence to kill”.
Poland launches operation to strengthen airspace “in response to Russian aggression”
A particular focus will be on detecting low-flying drones.
Polish state firm sold parts used in Iranian “suicide drones” deployed by Russia in Ukraine
The CEO of the firm has been charged and could face up to ten years in jail.
Polish border guard violated law by sending injured migrants back to Belarus, finds court
The cases were brought by Afghan and Ethiopian migrants, one of whom tried to claim asylum in Poland before being sent back to Belarus.
Poland has NATO’s third largest military, new figures show
The Polish armed forces contain 216,100 personnel, and are the alliance’s largest in Europe.
