Poland is one of the few countries in the 29-strong NATO alliance that spends over 2% of GDP on defence. With a belligerent Russia on its eastern flank, Poland is continuing to modernise its armed forces. In February Poland’s Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced a new Technical Modernisation Plan (TMP) for the armed forces, covering the years 2017-2026. This roadmap is valued at zl185bn (€43.2bn), which Błaszczak noted was zl45bn more than the previous TMP covering 2013-202

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At the moment Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks are the most modern platform of this class operated by the Polish Land Forces. Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks per se, and of the power packs of all of the Polish Leopard tanks (2A4/2A5/2PL). The Polish Land Forces operate 142 Leopard 2A4s, 105 Leopard 2A5s and two Fahrschulpanzer Leopard 2 (turretless driver training vehicle) locally known as Leopard 2 NJ. 128 Leopard 2A4 are scheduled to be upgraded to Leopard 2PL standard, contract worth 2,415M PLN wa