11.11.2009, 02:40
Das gehört wohl am besten hier rein.
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Zitat:
Poland to spend billions on defense upgrade
olish arms manufacturers are set to benefit from a huge, eight-year army modernization program. Poland's Defense Ministry has announced the creation of a modernization program for the armed forces that will see it spend over zł.60 billion through 2018.
Half of the funds for the program are designated for buying new equipment, while the other half will cover expenses associated with spare parts and renovations.
"The modernization program includes buying equipment for the Polish navy, helicopters, planes, rockets, IT systems, artillery and individual equipment for soldiers," Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said last week.
To help the Polish arms industry participate in the program, the ministry wants to buy the equipment abroad, but move part of the production to Poland.
Such arrangements have been made previously for equipment that the ministry has purchased, including anti-tank missiles from an Israeli producer who licensed the Mesko plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna to make them, and the Rosomak armored vehicle, which was originally made in Finland and is now equipped with armor from domestic producer Bumar.
"Most countries buying equipment abroad try to involve their national companies. This is not only a matter of control, but also [a matter of being able] to flexibly adjust the production to their own needs," armament expert Grzegorz Hołdanowicz told Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. He added that most Polish arms producers "present a decent technological level."....