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Posted on September 9, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GooglePoland secures €43.7 billion from the EU's SAFE fund to enhance its defence capabilities, focusing on air and missile defence, artillery, and more.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will get 43.7 billion euros ($51.3 billion) under a European Union programme to boost its defence capabilities, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, as Warsaw builds up its armed forces due to what it sees as an increased Russian threat.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's insistence that Europe take more responsibility for its own security prompted Brussels to form the 150 billion euro Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund.
The money allocated to Poland means that it will be the biggest beneficiary of the scheme.
"This decision is a great success for Poland and a guarantee of further investments in security and development of our defence industry," Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, who serves as defence minister, wrote on X.
"We want the funds from this program to strengthen the key capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces, air and missile defense, artillery systems, ammunition purchases, drones, and anti-drone systems. It will also support critical infrastructure, military mobility, and cyberspace."
Poland is the biggest spender on its armed forces relative to the size of its economy in NATO, and plans to spend 4.8% of GDP on defence in 2026.
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(Reporting by Alan Charlish, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Poland will receive 43.7 billion euros ($51.3 billion) under a European Union programme to enhance its defence capabilities.
The funding aims to boost Poland's defence capabilities, including air and missile defense, artillery systems, and drone technology.
The programme was prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for Europe to take more responsibility for its own security.
Poland plans to spend 4.8% of its GDP on defence by 2026, making it the biggest spender relative to the size of its economy in NATO.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz described the decision as a great success for Poland and a guarantee of further investments in security.
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