“Poland could have had thousands of additional rounds of 155-millimeter ammunition. However, last year the Ministry of National Defense gave up on deliveries, claiming that “the order is not in our interest Armed Forces“- says “Virtual Poland”.
The warehouses are empty. The processing capacity is 6 thousand. rounds of ammunition per year
When it comes to 155 mm ammunition, the processing capacity of the Polish state defense industry currently amounts to 6,000. pieces per year and the warehouses are empty. – The Polish army needs approximately 3 million pieces of this ammunition. There should be enough in the warehouses to have something to start a war with. And this supply must be constantly replenished, because the war in Ukraine shows that the consumption of this type of ammunition is enormous – General Waldemar Skrzypczak, former commander of the Land Forces and former deputy minister of national defense. “WP” found that last year the supply of 155 mm ammunition “was canceled immediately after the government of Mateusz Morawiecki adopted a secret resolution on the National Ammunition Reserve program.” Let us recall that in August this year, reports about He commented on irregularities in the “National Ammunition Reserve” program, among others: Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
12 offers were received and the procedure was canceled
The program was adopted by resolution government Morawiecki at the end of March 2023. According to the portal, two weeks earlier, the AU Armament Agency, which is an agency of the Ministry of National Defense headed by then Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, launched a procedure for the procurement of various types of ammunition, including 155-millimeter ammunition. Such ammunition, used, among others, in the Krab howitzers, is in short supply throughout NATO. 12 offers were received, but the procedure was canceled after two weeks. – The decision to abandon deliveries should be prosecuted today ex officio or at the request of the highest commanders. This is definitely something you should ask yourself question: what was the source of such a decision of the Armament Agency? Because it certainly couldn't have been the opinion of military commanders. It should be assumed that the decision was made at the political level and the agency carried out the order – says Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak.