Poland's Minister of National Defence announces a „small strategic review”

”We will also conduct a small strategic review in the near future. This is an important matter related to the procurement of the most needed military equipment. And I believe that our allies in all countries should conduct such a small review,” said the head of the Ministry of National Defence (MON) at the Warsaw Security Forum.

He noted that while long-term strategic procurement plans are important, other factors are of crucial significance: „But today, the most important factors are delivery times, production capacity, and the needs of the armed forces, which are united in collective use when necessary.” In the context of these priorities, Kosiniak-Kamysz pointed to three areas that he has been defining for some time as key for the Polish Armed Forces (Wojsko Polskie): low-cost long-range precision strike, drone and anti-drone systems, and artificial intelligence.

He recalled that NATO allies committed in The Hague in 2025 to allocate 5 per cent of GDP to defence by 2035. In Kosiniak-Kamysz’s view, this is too late.

”In my opinion, we cannot wait until 2035 for Europe to be strong. We must achieve this by 2030,” he said. He emphasised that Poland has the moral right to appeal for acceleration because for several years it has been investing the most and the fastest in Europe – both in military capabilities and in social resilience and the defence industry.

As an example, he cited the use of funds from the European SAFE programme. Poland is its largest beneficiary – out of the €44 billion pool, almost one-third went to the country, and of that amount, two-thirds have already been allocated to the Polish arms industry.

He dedicated a large part of his speech to the necessity of making European supply chains for the arms industry independent. He criticised the previous relocation of production to Asia as superficial savings, which today generate higher costs and risks. He called for the reindustrialisation of Europe and the relocation of production lines and servicing – for example, for Patriot systems – to the Old Continent.

The Deputy Prime Minister also addressed military mobility within the European Union, pointing out that decisions allowing for the free movement of forces without the consent of individual regions are still lacking. He also criticised the approach of some European politicians who, in his view, still focus exclusively on climate goals for 2060, failing to recognise the threat posed by Russia.