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This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the [[Polish Armed Forces]].
This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the [[Polish Armed Forces]].


== Polish air force ==
== Polish Air Force ==
{{Main|Polish Air Force#Aircraft}}
This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the [[Polish Air Force]].

=== Fixed-wing aircraft ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft
!Origin
!Role
!Variant
!In service
!On order
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="8" |Combat Aircraft
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Sukhoi Su-17|Sukhoi Su-22]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|USSR}}
| rowspan="2" |[[fighter-bomber]]
|[[Sukhoi Su-17#Variants| M4]]
|12<ref name="Piotr2">{{Cite web |last=Butowski |first=Piotr |date=2019-11-21 |title=NATO'S Last Fitters |url=https://www.key.aero/article/natos-last-fitters |access-date=2022-03-24 |work=Key Publishing}}</ref>
|—
| rowspan="2" |To be retired in 2024, replaced by [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle#Variants|FA-50GF]] <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Poland to retire Su-22s by end of 2024 and MiG-29s by end of 2026 |url=https://www.europeanairshows.co.uk/news/poland-to-retire-su-22-by-end-of-2024-and-mig-29-by-end-of-2026 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=European Airshows |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sukhoi_SU-22_M4.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Sukhoi Su-17#Variants| UM3K]]
|6<ref name="Piotr2" />
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[MiG-29]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|USSR}}
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]]
|[[MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29A]] <ref>{{cite web |last=Glowacki |first=Bartosz |date=6 August 2013 |title=Polish air force receives first upgraded MiG-29 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-polish-air-force-receives-first-upgraded-mig-29-389174/ |accessdate=31 January 2016 |publisher=flightglobal.com}}</ref>
|13<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-05-08 |title=Poland transfers ten MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3706466-poland-transfers-ten-mig29-fighter-jets-to-ukraine.html |agency=[[Ukrinform]]}}</ref>
|—
| rowspan="2" |To be retired by 2026 <ref name=":2" />
| rowspan="2" |[[File:66_Mig-29A_Fulcrum_1.elt_Poland,_Radom_2011_IMG_7099_(50434900148).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Trainer aircraft#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]]
|[[MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29UB]]
|6
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon| F-16 Fighting Falcon]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|United States}}
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]]
|[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants#F-16C/D|F-16C]]
<small>Block 52+</small>
|36 <ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=15 December 2023 |title=World Air Forces 2024 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105033828/https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881 |archive-date=5 January 2024 |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref>
|—
| rowspan="2" |Delivered in 2006 - 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=F-16.net - The ultimate F-16, F-35 and F-22 reference |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article93.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.f-16.net}}</ref>
Plan to upgrade to block 70/72 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-10 |title=Poland to sign agreement for Mid-Life Upgrade of its F-16 fleet |url=https://defence-industry.eu/poland-to-sign-agreement-for-mid-life-upgrade-of-its-f-16-fleet/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Polish_Air_Force_F-16C_Fighting_Falcons_engage_in_a_planned_intercept_of_a_U.S._Air_Force_B-52H_(cropped).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Trainer aircraft#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]]
|[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants#F-16C/D|F-16D]]
<small>Block 52+</small>
|12 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|-
|[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Stealth aircraft|Stealth]] [[Swing-role fighter|swing-role]]
|[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#Variants|F-35A]]
<small>TR-3 and Block 4</small>
|0 <ref name=":12" />
| + 32
|Deliveries 2024 - 2030 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Lockheed |title=First F-35A for Poland Enters Assembly at Georgia Facility |url=https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-features/first-F35A-Poland-enters-assembly-Georgia-facility.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.f35.com |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:F-35A_flight_(cropped).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[T-50 Golden Eagle]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Republic of Korea}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Light combat aircraft|Light multirole]]
|[[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle#Variants|FA-50GF]]
|12 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-31 |title=First batch of Polish FA-50GF delivered |url=https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-batch-of-polish-fa-50gf-delivered |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=scramble.nl}}</ref>
|—
|To be potentially updated to the [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle#Variants|PL]] standard <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=KAI Completes FA-50GF Delivery To Poland, Eyes Upgrades {{!}} Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/kai-completes-fa-50gf-delivery-poland-eyes-upgrades |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=aviationweek.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:RoKAF_T-50_Golden_Eagle.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle#Variants|FA-50PL]]
|0
| + 36
|Deliveries 2024 - 2025 <ref name=":3" />
|-
! colspan="8" |Airborne early warning and control
|-
|[[Saab 340 AEW&C|Saab 340]]
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|[[Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C]]
|[[Saab 340 AEW&C]]
|1 <ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-03 |title=Poland receives first Saab 340 AEW aircraft |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air-warfare/poland-receives-first-saab-340-aew-aircraft/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |publisher=Shephard Media}}</ref>
| + 1
|First received in March 2024
|[[File:S_100B_at_Malmen_2010-06-13_1.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Tactical airlifter]]
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules#Variants|C-130E]]
|5 <ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Kolejny Hercules zasilił Siły Powietrzne |url=https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/kolejny-hercules-zasilil-sily-powietrzne/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=defence 24.pl}}</ref>
|—
|Received in 2012 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganta |first=Himaja |date=2021-04-15 |title=Poland to buy five new C-130 Hercules multipurpose transport aircraft |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/poland-c-130-hercules-multipurpose-transport/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Airforce Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Polish_Air_Force_C-130_(cropped).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules#Variants|C-130H]]
|3 <ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Kolejny Hercules zasilił Siły Powietrzne |url=https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/kolejny-hercules-zasilil-sily-powietrzne/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=defence 24.pl}}</ref>
| + 2
|5 used C-130H ordered in 2021, 3 delivered in 2022 - 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Editorial |first=Defense Brief |date=2021-04-14 |title=Poland snatches five surplus C-130H transport aircraft from the US |url=https://defbrief.com/2021/04/14/poland-snatches-five-surplus-c-130h-transport-aircraft-from-the-us/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense Brief |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[EADS CASA C-295|CASA C-295]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Tactical airlifter]]
|—
|16 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|17 delivered, 1 crashed
<small>(8 ordered in 2001, 2 in 2006, 2 in 2007, 5 in 2012)</small>
|[[File:CASA_C-295_(8736347018).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL M28 Skytruck]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|Light transport aircraft
|—
|23 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|—
|[[File:PZL-Mielec_M-28B_PT_Bryza_1TD.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |Transport aircraft in collaboration
|-
|[[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Military transport aircraft|Strategic transport aircraft]]
|—
|3 shared
|—
|Available through the [[Heavy Airlift Wing]] based in [[Hungary]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=Heavy Airlift Wing |url=https://www.sacprogram.org/en/Pages/Heavy-Airlift-Wing.aspx |access-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=[[Strategic Airlift Capability]] Program}}</ref>
In collaboration with: [[Bulgaria]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[Hungary]], [[Lithuania]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United States of America|United States]]
|[[File:C-17_test_sortie.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |VIP [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation#Variants|800]]
|1 <ref name="Pacholski2">{{Cite web |last=Pacholski |first=Łukasz |date=2021-10-29 |title=Rządowe BBJ2 w komplecie |url=https://zbiam.pl/rzadowe-bbj2-w-komplecie/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Wydawnictwo militarne ZBIAM |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
|—
| rowspan="2" |Ordered in March 2017 <ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Editorial |first=Defense Brief |date=2021-10-11 |title=Poland receives first new build Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 for VIP transport |url=https://defbrief.com/2021/10/11/poland-receives-first-new-build-boeing-737-800-bbj2-for-vip-transport/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense Brief |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:0110_30052018LHR_(42525401182).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Boeing Business Jet|BBJ2]]
|2 <ref name="Pacholski2" />
|—
|-
|[[Gulfstream G550]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[VIP transport]]
|—
|2 <ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-22 |title=The Polish Air Force Takes Delivery Of Its First Gulfstream G550 VIP Aircraft |url=https://theaviationist.com/2017/06/22/the-polish-air-force-takes-delivery-of-its-first-gulfstream-g550-vip-aircraft/ |access-date=2017-12-03 |work=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref>
|—
|Ordered in November 2016 delivered in 2017 <ref name=":4" />
|[[File:Polish_Air_Force,_0001,_Gulfstream_G550_(51855511040).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |Trainer Aircraft
|-
|[[Diamond DA20 Katana]]
|{{flag|Austria}}
|Basic trainer
|DA20 C-1 Eclipse
|8 <ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=DA-40 and DA-42 two-module flight simulator at the Military University of Aviation |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/law/en/articles/news-and-events/da-40-and-da-42-two-module-flight-simulator-military-university-aviation/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.wojsko-polskie.pl}}</ref>
| + 6 <ref name=":6" />
|Used by the Polish Air force academy, ordered in 2012 <ref>https://www.flightglobal.com/picture-new-aircraft-for-polish-air-force-academy/109433.article</ref>
|[[File:VH-DIU_Diamond_DA-20C-1_Eclipse_(6809297076).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|DA40
|{{flag|Austria}}
|Basic trainer
|DA40 NG
|6 <ref name=":6" />
|—
|Used by the Polish Air force academy <ref name=":6" />
|[[File:DA40.webp|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Diamond DA42]]
|{{flag|Austria}}
|Multi engine trainer
|
|3 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Diamond_DA42_Twin_Star_SP-NBA_--_static_(3318015925).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL-130 Orlik]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Trainer aircraft#Advanced training|Advanced trainer]]
|—
|<ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:PZL-Okecie_PZL-130TC-2_Turbo_Orlik,_Poland_-_Air_Force_AN2328402.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master|Alenia M-346]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|[[Jet trainer]]
|M-346FT
|16 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:M346_Bielik_(Radom_2018).jpg|170x170px]]
|}

=== Rotary wing aircraft ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft
!Role
!Type
!Variant
!In service
!On order
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Attack helicopter|Combat helicopter]]
|-
|[[Mil Mi-17|Mil Mi-8]]
|{{flag|USSR}}
|[[Utility]]
|[[Mil Mi-17#Variants|Mi-8/17]]
|11 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Mil_Mi-17-1V_Hip_6112_(11749085526).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL Mi-2]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|Liaison
|—
|17 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Mil_mi-2(modified).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL W-3 Sokół]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Utility]]
|—
|15 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:PZL_W-3_RL_Sokół.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |Trainer helicopters
|-
|[[PZL SW-4]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Helicopter|Rotorcraft]] trainer
|—
|24 <ref name=":12" />
| + 2 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=Polish Air Force Academy Will Purchase Two Additional Helicopters |url=https://milmag.pl/en/polish-air-force-academy-will-purchase-two-additional-helicopters/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=MILMAG |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|[[File:PZL_SW-4_Puszczyk_2.JPG|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Robinson R44]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Helicopter|Rotorcraft]] trainer
|R44 Raven II
|3 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|<ref>https://shop.robinsonheli.com/press-releases/polish_air_force_university_adds_r44s/</ref>
|[[File:Robinson_R44_Straż_Graniczna_Polish_Border_Guard.jpg|169x169px]]
|-
|[[Guimbal Cabri G2]]
|{{flag|France}}
|[[Helicopter|Rotorcraft]] trainer
|Alpha 2
|6 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALPHA2 {{!}} Hélicoptères Guimbal |url=https://www.guimbal.com/alpha2/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.guimbal.com}}</ref>
|[[File:Guimbal_Cabri_G2_OK-CAB_(11804092335).jpg|169x169px]]
|}

=== UAV ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft
!Origin
!Role
!Variant
!In service
!On order
!Notes
!Image
|-
|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 SkyGuardian]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]
|MQ-9A
|Unknown
|—
|Leasing unspecified number as a gap filler. <ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Donald |first=David |title=Poland To Lease Reapers Ahead of Planned MQ-9B Buy |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2022-10-25/poland-lease-reapers-ahead-planned-mq-9b-buy |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Aviation International News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=MQ-9 Finally Wears Polish Air Force Colors |url=https://defence24.com/armed-forces/mq-9-finally-wears-polish-air-force-colors |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=defence24.com |language=pl}}</ref>
|[[File:138th_Attack_Squadron_-_MQ-9A_Reaper.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Bayraktar TB2]]
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|[[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]
|—
|18 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Wojsko odbiera kolejne tureckie bezzałogowce |url=https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/wojsko-odbiera-kolejne-tureckie-bezzalogowce |access-date=2021-01-24 |publisher=[[Defence24]]}}</ref>
| + 6
|4 sets ordered in May 2021 (each with 3 ground stations, 6 aircraft).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Tim |date=2023-11-06 |title=Poland set to sign MQ-9B contract soon, opens up on loyal wingman plans |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2023/11/poland-set-to-sign-mq-9b-contract-soon-opens-up-on-loyal-wingman-plans/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US}}</ref>
Deliveries

* 1<sup>st</sup> set delivered October 2022 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland Takes Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones {{!}} Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/poland-takes-delivery-bayraktar-tb2-drones |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=aviationweek.com}}</ref>
* 2<sup>nd</sup> set delivered April 2023 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Panasovskyi |first=Maksim |title=Poland receives second Bayraktar TB2 drone system worth $67m |url=https://gagadget.com/en/uav/238043-poland-receives-second-bayraktar-tb2-drone-system-worth-67m/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=gagadget.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 3<sup>rd</sup> set delivered October 2023 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Poland takes delivery of third batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones |url=https://defence-industry.eu/poland-takes-delivery-of-third-batch-of-bayraktar-tb2-drones/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:PAF_Bayraktar_TB2_at_Radom-2023.jpg|170x170px]]
|}


== Polish Army ==
== Polish Army ==
This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the [[Polish Land Forces|Polish Army]].
{{Main|List of equipment of the Polish Land Forces#Aircraft}}


=== Rotary wing aircraft ===
== Polish Naval Air Arm ==
{{Main|Polish Navy#Aircraft}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft
!Origin
!Type
!Variant
!In service
!On order
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Attack helicopter|Combat helicopter]]
|-
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64]]
|{{US}}
|[[Attack helicopter]]
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64E]]
|8
(leasing)
|—
|Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US <ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=21 August 2023 |title=Poland – AH-64E Apache Helicopters |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/poland-ah-64e-apache-helicopters |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agenccy}}</ref>
|[[File:AH-64D_Apache_Longbow.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[AgustaWestland AW149|AW149]]
|{{ITA}}
|Combat support helicopter
|[[AgustaWestland AW149|AW149]]
|3 <ref name=":12" />
| + 29
|32 on order <ref name=":12" />
Successor of the Mil Mi-2 ‘Hoplite' and some PZL-Świdnik W-3PL <ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland clears AW149 helicopters for operations |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/poland-clears-aw149-helicopters-for-operations |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Janes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:AW149,_Radom_Air_Show,_20230826_1623_9802.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Mil Mi-17|Mil Mi-8]]
|{{flag|USSR}}
|[[Utility helicopter]]
|[[Mil Mi-17#Variants|Mi-8/17]] <ref name=":12" />
|27 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Russian_Air_Force_Mil_Mi-17_yellow_62.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Mil Mi-24]]
|{{flag|USSR}}
|Assault and attack helicopter
|—
|18
|—
|At least 12 out of the initial 30 units were donated to Ukraine in response to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Poland secretly handed over Mi-24s to Ukraine - Militarnyi |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/poland-secretly-handed-over-mi-24s-to-ukraine/ |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=mil.in.ua}}</ref>
|[[File:Mi24CP_(modified).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL Mi-2]]
|{{POL}}
|[[Utility helicopter]]
|
|44 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Mil_mi-2(modified).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[PZL W-3 Sokół]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Utility]]
|—
|38 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:PZL_W-3_RL_Sokół.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[Sikorsky S-70]]
|{{flag|United States}}
{{flag|Poland}}
|Special Operations Forces
|S-70i
|4 <ref name=":12" />
| + 4 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Głowacki |first=Bartosz |date=2023-07-25 |title=Poland announced plans to buy more Black Hawks, but how many more will be coming? |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2023/07/poland-announced-plans-to-buy-more-black-hawks-but-how-many-more-will-be-coming/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Assembled by Sikorsky subsidiary [[PZL Mielec]]
|[[File:Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk SP-YVC ILA 2012 02.jpg|170x170px|Polish SOF S-70i Black Hawk]]
|-
! colspan="8" |Trainer helicopters
|-
|[[PZL Mi-2]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Helicopter|Rotorcraft]] trainer
|—
|2 <ref name=":12" />
|—
|
|[[File:Mil_mi-2(modified).jpg|170x170px]]
|}

=== Unmanned aerial vehicles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Origin
!Type
!Role
!Variant
!In service
!On order
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="9" |Surveillance / reconnaissane
|-
|[[Aeronautics Defense Orbiter|Defense Orbiter]]
|{{ISR}}
|Small [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
[[Fixed-wing aircraft|Fixed-wing]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|Orbiter 2B
|44<ref>{{Cite web |title=samolotypolskie.pl - Aeronautics Defense "Orbiter" |url=http://www.samolotypolskie.pl/samoloty/226/126/Aeronautics-Defense-Orbiter2 |website=www.samolotypolskie.pl}}</ref>
|—
|Also operated by [[Polish Special Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation News - Aviation Industry & Airline Statistics |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/directory/detail.aspx?aircraftCategory=uav&manufacturerType=uav&navigationItemId=372&aircraftId=3415&manufacturer=21924&keyword=&searchMode=Manufacturer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423044525/http://www.flightglobal.com/directory/detail.aspx?aircraftCategory=uav&manufacturerType=uav&navigationItemId=372&aircraftId=3415&manufacturer=21924&keyword=&searchMode=Manufacturer |archive-date=23 April 2014 |accessdate=19 December 2014 |website=Flightglobal.com |publisher=Reed Business Information Limited |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[File:Orbiter_PICT0105.JPG|170x170px|Orbiter PICT0105]]
|-
|[[Boeing Insitu ScanEagle]]
|{{USA}}
|Small [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
[[Fixed-wing aircraft|Fixed-wing]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|
|10<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seffers |first1=George |date=24 September 2010 |title=Insitu to Provide ScanEagle Unmanned Planes to Poland |url=https://www.afcea.org/content/insitu-provide-scaneagle-unmanned-planes-poland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209054720/https://www.afcea.org/content/insitu-provide-scaneagle-unmanned-planes-poland |archive-date=9 February 2018 |accessdate=9 February 2018 |newspaper=Signal Magazine}}</ref>
|—
|Contract in 2010 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Trimble2010-09-24T18:10:00+01:00 |first=Stephen |title=Insitu receives contract to deliver ScanEagles to Poland |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/insitu-receives-contract-to-deliver-scaneagles-to-poland/96043.article |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:ScanEagle UAV catapult launcher 2005-04-16.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|PGZ-19 Orlik
|{{POL}}
|Small [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
[[Fixed-wing aircraft|Fixed-wing]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|PGZ-19RA
|—
| + 40 <ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=BSP Orlik przyleci w 2023 roku |url=https://www.defence24.pl/mini-bsp-wizjer-w-przyszlym-roku |website=defence24.pl}}</ref>
|—
|—
|-
|[[:pl:WB Electronics FlyEye|WB Electronics FlyEye]]
|{{POL}}
|Small [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
[[Fixed-wing aircraft|Fixed-wing]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|—
|20 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bezzałogowe statki powietrzne w Siłach Zbrojnych RP, "Nowa Technika Wojskowa", nr 4/2022, s. 36-44, ISSN 1230-1655 |url=https://worldcat.org/search?q=n2:1230-1655}}</ref>
| + 52
|44 ordered in February 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nowe drony dla wojska |url=http://polska-zbrojna.pl/home/articleshow/36494?t=Nowe-drony-dla-wojska}}</ref>
28 additional ordered in April 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |title=By the end of the year, the army will receive the latest versions of FlyEye unmanned aerial vehicles |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/obrona-narodowa/do-konca-roku-wojsko-otrzyma-najnowsze-wersje-bezzalogowcow-flyeye}}</ref>
|[[File:WB_Electronics_FlyEye,_Kyiv_2021,_03.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|[[:pl:WB Electronics FT5-Łoś|WB Electronics FT-5 Łoś]]
|{{POL}}
|Small [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|—
|20 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovanni |date=2023-12-21 |title=Additional GLADIUS Drones Delivered to Polish Army |url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/additional-gladius-drones-delivered-to-polish-army/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense aerospace |language=en-US}}</ref>
| + 400 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gladius ordered |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/au/articles/aktualnosci/zestawy-gladius-dla-sil-zbrojnych-rp/}}</ref>
|Artillery reconnaissance. Ordered as a part of Gladius programme.<ref name="Gladius">{{cite web |author=dziennikzbrojny.pl |title=Poszukiwawczo-uderzeniowe BSP Gladius zamówione |url=http://dziennikzbrojny.pl/aktualnosci/news,1,11641,aktualnosci-z-polski,poszukiwawczo-uderzeniowe-bsp-gladius-zamowione |accessdate=6 May 2022 |language=Polish}}</ref>
|
|-
|Wizjer
|{{POL}}
|Mini[[unmanned aerial vehicle]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
<small>''Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance''</small>
|NeoX 2
|—
| + 100<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2021 |title=Mini-UAV "Wizjer" |url=https://milmag.pl/setka-bezzalogowych-wizjerow-dla-wojska-polskiego/}}</ref>
|25 sets of 4 drones each ordered in 2021, to be delivered between 2024 and 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=Mini-UAV "Wizjer" |url=https://www.defence24.pl/mini-bsp-wizjer-w-przyszlym-roku |website=defence24.pl}}</ref>
|
|-
! colspan="9" |Loitering munitions
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[WB Electronics Warmate]]
| rowspan="2" |{{POL}}
| rowspan="2" |Mini[[unmanned aerial vehicle]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Loitering munition]]
|Warmate
|20<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-06 |title=Polska amunicja krążąca Warmate.{{!}} CHIP |url=https://kresy.pl/wydarzenia/mon-ujawnilo-liczbe-dronow-warmate-w-silach-zbrojnych/}}</ref>
| + 80
|
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Warmate_UAV,_Kyiv_2017,_03.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|Warmate 2
|—
|—
|
|}


== Potential and planned orders ==
== Potential and planned orders ==
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|—
|—
|32
|32
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adamowski |first=Jaroslaw |last2=Gosselin-Malo |first2=Elisabeth |date=2023-10-16 |title=Polish warplane appetite prompts jockeying by US, European vendors |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/10/16/polish-warplane-appetite-prompts-jockeying-by-us-european-vendors/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Adamowski |first1=Jaroslaw |last2=Gosselin-Malo |first2=Elisabeth |date=2023-10-16 |title=Polish warplane appetite prompts jockeying by US, European vendors |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/10/16/polish-warplane-appetite-prompts-jockeying-by-us-european-vendors/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
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! colspan="7" |UAV
! colspan="7" |UAV
|-
|-
|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper| MQ-9 Reaper]]
|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Reaper]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]
|[[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]
|MQ-9B
|MQ-9B
|Unknown
|Unknown
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Tim |date=2023-11-06 |title=Poland set to sign MQ-9B contract soon, opens up on loyal wingman plans |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2023/11/poland-set-to-sign-mq-9b-contract-soon-opens-up-on-loyal-wingman-plans/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name="Martin">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Tim |date=2023-11-06 |title=Poland set to sign MQ-9B contract soon, opens up on loyal wingman plans |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2023/11/poland-set-to-sign-mq-9b-contract-soon-opens-up-on-loyal-wingman-plans/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[File:138th_Attack_Squadron_-_MQ-9A_Reaper.jpg|170x170px]]
|[[File:138th_Attack_Squadron_-_MQ-9A_Reaper.jpg|170x170px]]
|}
|}
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|[[Attack helicopter]]
|[[Attack helicopter]]
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64E]]
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64E]]
|96 <ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=21 August 2023 |title=Poland – AH-64E Apache Helicopters |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/poland-ah-64e-apache-helicopters |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agenccy}}</ref>
|96 <ref name=":0" />
|Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US
|Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US
|[[File:AH-64D_Apache_Longbow.jpg|170x170px]]
|[[File:AH-64D_Apache_Longbow.jpg|170x170px]]
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|—
|—
|22
|22
|Successor of the [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8 / 17]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovanni |date=2023-05-26 |title=Poland to Acquire 22 AW101 Helicopters for Air Cavalry Brigade |url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/poland-to-acquire-22-aw101-helicopters-for-air-cavalry-brigade/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense aerospace |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Successor of the [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8 / 17]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Giovanni |date=2023-05-26 |title=Poland to Acquire 22 AW101 Helicopters for Air Cavalry Brigade |url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/poland-to-acquire-22-aw101-helicopters-for-air-cavalry-brigade/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Defense aerospace |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[File:Agusta-Westland_AW-101_(ZR288),_Radom_Air_Show,_20230826_1514_9520.jpg|170x170px]]
|[[File:Agusta-Westland_AW-101_(ZR288),_Radom_Air_Show,_20230826_1514_9520.jpg|170x170px]]
|}

=== Polish Navy ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Programme
!Role
!Origin
!Potential aircraft
!Quantity
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="7" |Helicopter
|-
| rowspan="3" |Kondor programme
| rowspan="3" |Ship based helicopters 6.5 t MTOW class
|{{flag|France}}
|[[Eurocopter AS565 Panther|AS 565 Panther]]
| rowspan="3" |4 - 8
| rowspan="3" |Successor to the Kaman SH-2G <ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Team |first=ESD Editorial |date=2023-04-18 |title=Polish Navy Charts a Better Course |url=https://euro-sd.com/2023/04/articles/30729/polish-navy-charts-a-better-course/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=euro-sd.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[File:Indonesian Navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|[[Bell UH-1Y Venom|UH-1Y Venom]]
|[[File:UH-1Y Venom Okinawa.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AW159 Wildcat]]
|[[File:British Army AW159 Wildcat ZZ406 - MOD 45154291.jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="7" |UAV
|-
| rowspan="2" |Gryf programme
| rowspan="2" |Tactical, medium-range UAVs
|{{flag|Poland}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{flag|Israel}}
|Watchkeeper X UAV
| rowspan="2" |Unclear
|WB Group signed an agreement with British joint-venture company U-TacS (Elbit Systems and Thales) <ref name=":5" />
|[[File:Thales Watchkeeper WK450 (8546269818).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}
|Falco EVO
|Offered by Leonardo <ref name=":5" />
|[[File:Falco UAV.jpg|170x170px]]
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Aviation-related lists]]
[[Category:Polish military aircraft]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 1 September 2024

This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the Polish Armed Forces.

Polish Air Force

[edit]
Main article: Polish Air Force § Aircraft

Polish Army

[edit]
Main article: List of equipment of the Polish Land Forces § Aircraft

Polish Naval Air Arm

[edit]
Main article: Polish Navy § Aircraft

Potential and planned orders

[edit]

Polish Air Force

[edit]
Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image
Fixed wing aircraft
Eurofighter or F-15EX — Air dominance fighter — 32 [1]
A330 MRTT or KC-46 — Aerial refueling and multi-role transport — Unknown In discussion since early 2023[2]
Combat helicopter
AW-109T, H145M — Rotorcraft trainer — 24 [3]
UAV
MQ-9 Reaper  United States UCAV MQ-9B Unknown [4]

Polish Land Force

[edit]
Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image
Helicopter
AH-64  United States Attack helicopter AH-64E 96 [5] Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US
AW-101  United Kingdom,

 Italy

Heavy lift helicopters — 22 Successor of the Mi-8 / 17[6]

Polish Navy

[edit]
Programme Role Origin Potential aircraft Quantity Notes Image
Helicopter
Kondor programme Ship based helicopters 6.5 t MTOW class  France AS 565 Panther 4 - 8 Successor to the Kaman SH-2G [7]
 Canada UH-1Y Venom
 United Kingdom AW159 Wildcat
UAV
Gryf programme Tactical, medium-range UAVs  Poland United Kingdom Israel Watchkeeper X UAV Unclear WB Group signed an agreement with British joint-venture company U-TacS (Elbit Systems and Thales) [7]
 Italy Falco EVO Offered by Leonardo [7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Adamowski, Jaroslaw; Gosselin-Malo, Elisabeth (2023-10-16). "Polish warplane appetite prompts jockeying by US, European vendors". Defense News. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ "Poland Plans to Accelerate Procurement of MRTT Capability". defence24.com (in Polish). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ "Armament Agency: Poland Launches Procurement of Training Helicopters". defence24.com (in Polish). 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ Martin, Tim (2023-11-06). "Poland set to sign MQ-9B contract soon, opens up on loyal wingman plans". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ "Poland – AH-64E Apache Helicopters". Defense Security Cooperation Agenccy. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ Giovanni (2023-05-26). "Poland to Acquire 22 AW101 Helicopters for Air Cavalry Brigade". Defense aerospace. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. ^ a b c Team, ESD Editorial (2023-04-18). "Polish Navy Charts a Better Course". euro-sd.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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