The contracts are part of Poland's allocation under the EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which provides member states with low-interest loans to strengthen defence capabilities.
Poland is the largest beneficiary of the programme, with access to around EUR 43.7 billion in financing.
The first stage of the programme, known as "single procurement," allowed countries to purchase equipment solely for their own armed forces.
Polish authorities said roughly PLN 120 billion (EUR 28.3 billion, USD 33 billion) of more than PLN 180 billion earmarked under SAFE has now been committed through contracts with domestic industry.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, government SAFE commissioner Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka and senior military officials attended a signing ceremony on Saturday at the facilities of state-owned defence manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola in southeastern Poland.
About half of the contracted funds are expected to go to Huta Stalowa Wola, which will supply 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, 96 Krab self-propelled howitzers and 64 Rak self-propelled mortars mounted on Rosomak armoured vehicle chassis, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
The company will also provide ammunition, command and communications vehicles for Homar-K multiple-launch rocket systems and support equipment for South Korean-designed K9PL howitzers.
Other major contracts include a PLN 13 billion agreement with a consortium led by the state-owned Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to produce hundreds of thousands of 155 mm artillery shells.
The Rosomak vehicle plant in southern Poland will deliver medical evacuation and command vehicles, while private defence electronics group WB Group will supply more than 400 Warmate loitering munitions, 12 Gladius unmanned strike systems and 190 FlyEye reconnaissance drone sets under contracts worth about PLN 12 billion.
Poland also signed agreements for cybersecurity equipment, including encryption systems, secure communications platforms and a mobile cyber-defence laboratory for the military's Cyber Defence Forces. Those contracts are valued at around PLN 3 billion.
Additional purchases include 157 satellite communication terminals, more than 300,000 military helmets, integrated body armour systems, reconnaissance vehicles and two hydrographic vessels for the Polish navy.
According to Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, 62 contracts worth a combined PLN 120 billion were signed between Thursday and Saturday.
Most of the equipment is scheduled for delivery by 2030, a requirement for SAFE financing.
The next phase of the programme will involve joint procurement projects with foreign partners.
Polish officials have identified Nordic countries, Greece and Canada as potential participants. Canada recently became the only non-EU country admitted to the SAFE programme.
Officials said future contracts with foreign suppliers would focus on capabilities that cannot be produced domestically. One project under consideration is the acquisition of aerial refuelling aircraft, seen as a key capability for the Polish Air Force.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday that Poland had already received an initial advance payment of EUR 6.5 billion into an account managed by the state development bank BGK.
On May 8, Poland signed a loan agreement with the European Commission under the SAFE framework. The government expects that more than 10,000 Polish companies will benefit from projects financed through the programme.
The SAFE initiative provides a total of EUR 150 billion in defence financing across participating countries.
It was established to help EU countries strengthen their military capabilities amid Russia's war in Ukraine and uncertainty over future US engagement in European security.
The programme also aims to reduce reliance on US-made weapons and bolster Europe's defence industry.
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Source: IAR, PAP
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