Jaroslaw Adamowski

Jaroslaw Adamowski

Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.

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Croatian lawmakers back new armored vehicles, Spike anti-tank missiles

The country wants new vehicles and weapons to meet capability targets pledged to NATO.

8 days ago

Slovakia to transfer 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine, after Poland gives four

Bratislava has no use for the old planes, but Ukraine can get them flyable again, according to the country's defense minister.

11 days ago

Poland to launch MiG-29 deliveries to Ukraine within days

The Polish Air Force has between 11 and 19 MiG-29s in its fleet, according to the country's president.

Lithuania wants 54 new tanks in tweak to land forces layout

The country's chief of defense has proposed an emphasis on heavy units at the expense of infantry formations.

After Poland, Romania also wants to buy American Abrams tanks

A request to approve the acquisition is expected for consideration by the Romanian parliament shortly, a senior defense official said.

Poland eyes 1,400 new fighting vehicles to replace Soviet-era rides

The locally made vehicles for the Polish armed forces will join a plethora of new heavy weaponry from the United States and South Korea.

Belarus to make Su-25 attack aircraft as Russia eyes industry takeover

Some analysts suggest the move could be related to Moscow’s plan to streamline Minsk’s defense industry capacities towards its war against Ukraine.

Latvia to boost defense spending with naval missile, HIMARS deals

The three Baltic states have accelerated their missile and artillery acquisition programs in response to lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Czech Army eyes new Leopard 2A7+ tanks after testing older variant

Prague expects to get 14 older Leopard 2 tanks from Germany by the end of the year and may buy 50 of the newest variant later on.

Ukraine plans to spend $540 million on drones this year

“This is just the beginning. After all, this is not only about the needs of aerial reconnaissance,” Ukraine's defense minister said.

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