Poland builds Europe’s largest land force to counter Russian threat - The Telegraph

The Telegraph reports that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Poland to revolutionize its defense sector. The Poles plan to spend 4% of GDP on the army, which is twice the NATO norms.

The modernization program includes the purchase of more than 1,000 tanks, 600 self-propelled howitzers, 18 HIMARS launchers, and 288 MLRS systems.

The army will also be reinforced with more than 1,000 Polish-made infantry fighting vehicles, 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters and 48 FA-50 aircraft.

In total, Poland has placed orders for arms worth more than USD 117 billion by 2035. This year's defense budget is a record 26 billion.

They want to double the size of the Polish army to 300,000 people.

• On March 9, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced that Poland had handed over 10 more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine.