Poland secures further $4bn financing from US to buy American military equipment
Poland's defence minister called it a "great honour", because such financing is "granted only to the best allies".
Poland has secured an additional $4 billion in financing from the United States to purchase American military equipment, according to a recent agreement. Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz hailed the development as a "great honour," noting that the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme grants funds only to the best allies.
The agreement is seen as a "great honour" and strengthens the strategic partnership between Poland and the United States, according to the US embassy in Warsaw. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has embarked on a significant military procurement spree, with its defence budget reaching the highest relative level in NATO.
Between 2021 and 2025, Poland was the largest importer of arms in NATO, with 44% of those purchases coming from the US. The new financing will be used to accelerate the implementation of existing contracts, including for Apache helicopters, which Poland will become the second-largest operator of in the world after the US.
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