UNROCA original report

Poland 2018


Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports

Category(I-VII) Final importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks United States 1 T-55 Merida Demilitarized
I. Battle tanks United States 2 Leopard 1A5 Demilitarized
II. Armoured combat vehicles Bulgaria 1 MTLB
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 1 BAZ5939
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ukraine 9 MTLB/MTLB-U
III. Large calibre artillery systems Bulgaria 39
III. Large calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 4 2S1 122mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 1 BM-21
III. Large calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 1 RM-70
III. Large calibre artillery systems Germany 1 D44 85 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Iraq 100 Mortar 82 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Iraq 24 Mortar 120 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Sweden 1 M81MA
III. Large calibre artillery systems Ukraine 2 AK-176M
V. (a) Attack helicopters Chile 6 S70i
V. (a) Attack helicopters United States 3 S70i
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). United States 49 GROM

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports

Category(I-VII) Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Norway 12 NSM
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Serbia 40 122 mm missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Ukraine 92 RS-80

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Military holdings

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 247 Leopard 2
I. Battle tanks 232 PT-91
I. Battle tanks 384 T-72 127 reentered into service
II. Armoured combat vehicles 54 AMV Rosomak S, Rosomak M-3
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1639 BMP-1, BRM-1, Rosomak
III. Large calibre artillery systems 524 GUN/HOW
III. Large calibre artillery systems 322 MORTAR
III. Large calibre artillery systems 197 MLRS
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 31 MIG-29
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 32 SU-22
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 50 F-16
V. (a) Attack helicopters 28 MI-24
V. (a) Attack helicopters 18 MI-2URP
V. (a) Attack helicopters 25 W3W Sokół
V. (a) Attack helicopters 7 W-3PL Gluszec
VI. Warships 30

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Procurement through national production

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Small Arms Exports

Category Final Importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Nigeria 100
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols eSwatini 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 4952
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 6960
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 200
2. Rifles and carbines Nigeria 1000
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 40
2. Rifles and carbines United States 3053
5. Light machine guns United States 1

Light Weapons Exports

Category Final Importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
1. Heavy machine guns Germany 1
1. Heavy machine guns United States 1
4. Recoilless rifles Czech Rep. 8
4. Recoilless rifles Ukraine 100
4. Recoilless rifles United States 2
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Sweden 1
7. Others Bulgaria 194
7. Others France 1

Small Arms Imports

Category Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Australia 400
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 2063
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Slovenia 965
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 37
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 87
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 5
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 12
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 74
3. Sub-machine guns United States 10
6. Others Turkey 89

Light Weapons Import

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Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

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