Poland land systems focus: €31 billion spending drive boosts domestic production ambitions
Poland is expected to order 672 K9 SPGs. (Photo: Hanwha Defense)
Poland’s potential €53 billion land procurement pipeline could give it one of Europe’s largest armoured vehicle fleets, with local production, technology transfer and future exports central to the strategy.
Countries on Europe’s eastern flank have invested heavily in defence as a percentage of GDP, most notably among the three Baltic states, as well as Norway, Denmark and Finland. This is particularly evident in Poland, which has lifted spending from 2% of GDP in 2016 to an estimated 4.8% in 2026.
Alongside the Baltic and Scandinavian countries, Poland sits in the top ten of spending on defence by GDP in NATO, with all the countries spending more than 2.8% on defence.
Poland is expected to spend €21 billion (US$23.39 billion) on its air force over the next decade and €8 billion on naval vessels in the same
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