As he writes on Wednesday, April 30, the daily “Die Welt”, Poland will soon have the largest European armed forces of NATO. Now, however, the government in Warsaw is starting to implement another strategy in terms of arms.
As an example, the newspaper gives the start of the production of an armored personnel transporter, which was entirely created by Polish Companies and military and scientific centers, and is also produced in Poland. “Borsuk is a turning point for Poland in several respects. For the armed forces, it is a huge technological step forward. The armored personnel carrier is the most modern vehicle currently available on the market and replaces vehicles designed in the Soviet Union in Poland, “writes Die Welt.
Strategic badge
Newspaper He emphasizes that the production of badger also means change of strategy in the field of defense orders In Poland – which will probably be carefully tracked in European capitals. According to the journal, as a country adjacent to Ukraine attacked, Poland is exposed to hybrid activities from Russia. This leads to great acceptance for arms among the population.
“The growing costs and lack of transparency in procurement are often not even publicly questioned. This is one of the reasons why Poland was able to make defense purchases faster than any other NATO country immediately after Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022” – we read.
Express pace
“Die Welt” estimates that in the case of country reinforcement Poland does many things differently than Germany. Only a few months passed between shopping and the first deliveries – in the case of Germany it can last up to several years. As a reason, the diary gives a devised German bureaucracy. Meanwhile, in Poland, after Russia's assault, shopping took place as part of the “urgent operational need”.
According to a safety expert quoted by the newspaper, Marek Świerczyński, in this case, is resigned from tender and tests. The expert adds that such behavior is an exception, but “PIS He made her a rule. “However, he does not criticize this because the transfer of Ukraine about 30 percent of military wrestling, they had to be quickly supplemented.
Complicated maintenance and logistics
“Die Welt” emphasizes that Poland has set up new weapons primarily on partners from outside Europe: USA and South Korea. The argument in this case was the quick delivery of equipment from both countries. However, the fact that Warsaw bought equipment available “immediately” caused that now the Polish army has different models of the same weapon, which complicates maintenance and logistics – we read.
However – as the newspaper notes – along with the production of the Borsuk Infantry Combat Fan Poland seems to focus on the national industry now. “The time of instant orders has ended. Still, Poland will probably remain a reinforcing leader in Europe for now,” sums up the daily.