The country has received millions of Ukrainian refugees. Poland has played a central role in NATO’s efforts to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. Poland also has purchased dozens of U.S.-built F-16 fighters, a number of Patriot air and missile defense batteries, and a substantial number of HIMARS, the rocket artillery system that the Ukrainian Army is employing to great effect. It joined Europe’s F-35 club, signing a contract to acquire 32 Joint Strike Fighters. Poland has focused mostly on acquiring crucial U.S. With this money, it is rapidly modernizing a military hampered for decades by a continuing reliance on Soviet-era equipment. Poland is turning into a military powerhouse, spending well above the 2% of GDP that NATO member-states pledged to allocate to defense. Why is the U.S., which has additional M1s that it could provide to this important ally, letting Poland buy tanks from South Korea? This will complicate interoperability and access to spare parts. But after taking this significant step, Warsaw turned to South Korea to provide it with 1,000 additional main battle tanks. Included in its recent purchases are more than 360 M1 Abrams tanks, the same type used by U.S.
Simultaneously, Warsaw is rapidly modernizing its military, primarily by acquiring Western military hardware, thereby enhancing interoperability with its NATO allies. has deployed significant forces to that country, including a rotationally deployed Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) and the prepositioned equipment for a second ABCT. Recognizing its important geostrategic position, the U.S. Poland has become the linchpin of NATO’s eastern defense.
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