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Poland military
Global rank #19
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Poland ranks #19 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $46.8B on defense (4.5% of GDP) and has 173K active personnel.
Key statistics
$46.8B
Defense Budget
4.5%
Budget % of GDP
173K
Active Personnel
38K
Reserve Personnel
640
Military Aircraft
89
Fighter Jets
20
5th Gen Fighters
194
Helicopters
926
Main Battle Tanks
875
Artillery Systems
1
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Nuclear Warheads
Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), IISS The Military Balance (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026).
Equipment inventory
Poland: Aircraft (26)
BRDM-2 R5Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle · Soviet Union90confirmed
WB Electronics FlyEyeUAV / Drone68confirmed
F-16 Fighting FalconFighter Jet · United States48 F-16C/Dconfirmed
Orbiter-3UAV / Drone · Israel44confirmed
BWR-1D/SArmoured Reconnaissance Vehicle · Poland38confirmed
FA-50Fighter Jet · South Korea36confirmedF-16 Fighting FalconFighter Jet · United States35confirmed
PZL-130Transport Aircraft · Poland27confirmed
Bayraktar TB2UAV / Drone · Turkey24confirmed
SW-4Transport Aircraft · Poland24confirmed
M28Transport Aircraft · Poland23confirmed
MiG-29Fighter Jet · Soviet Union23confirmedWB Electronics FT5-ŁośUAV / Drone · Poland20confirmed
C295Transport Aircraft · Spain16confirmed
M-346Transport Aircraft · Italy15confirmed
F-16DFighter Jet · United States12confirmed
L-39Trainer Aircraft · Czech Republic10confirmed
ScanEagleUAV / Drone · United States10confirmed
C-130HTransport Aircraft · United States5confirmed
A330 MRTTTransport Aircraft · Spain4confirmed
Boeing 737 Next GenerationTransport Aircraft3confirmed
C-130JTransport Aircraft · United States3confirmed
Saab 340 (AEW)Transport Aircraft · Sweden2confirmed
B-737BBJTransport Aircraft · United States—confirmed
HeronUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmed
MQ-9 ReaperUAV / Drone · United States—confirmedPoland: Helicopters (6)
Poland: Land (51)
LM-60Mortar · Poland64,530confirmedBMP-1Armored Vehicle · Soviet Union916confirmed
LMP-2017Mortar · Poland780confirmed
Rosomak (including variants)Armored Vehicle · Poland600confirmed
CougarArmored Vehicle · United States277confirmedBRDM-2Armored Vehicle · Soviet Union220confirmed
2S1 GvozdikaArtillery System · Soviet Union206confirmed
PT-91 TwardyTank · Poland206confirmed
LRM vz. 99 ANTOSMortar · Czech Republic200+confirmed
K2 Black PantherTank · South Korea180+ ordered (initial batch from Korea, rest domestic K2PL)confirmed
MRL 130mm K136 KooryongArtillery System · South Korea156confirmed
BM-21 GradArtillery System · Soviet Union131confirmed
M-ATVArmored Vehicle · United States124confirmed
LPU Wirus 4Armored Vehicle · Poland118confirmed
M1A1 AbramsTank · United States116confirmed
M-77 DanaArtillery System · Czech Republic108confirmed
SMK120 RAK (MOR SP)Artillery System · Poland108confirmed
SP 155mm K9/K9A1 ThunderArtillery System · South Korea108confirmedBLG67M2Armored Vehicle107confirmed
Leopard 2A5Tank · Germany105confirmed
MaxxProArmored Vehicle · United States100confirmed
M-98 mortarMortar · Poland93confirmed
T-72M1Tank · Soviet Union78confirmed
WR-40 LangustaRcl · Poland75confirmedK2 Black PantherTank · South Korea71confirmed
Leopard 2PLTank · Germany64confirmedMRL 239mm K239 ChunmooArtillery System · South Korea50confirmed
Pilica (SPAAGM)Artillery System · Poland36confirmed120mm mortarArtillery System35confirmed
BPz-2 1Armored Vehicle · Germany31confirmed
RM-70Artillery System · Czech Republic29confirmed
KrabArtillery System · Poland26confirmedWZT-3MArmored Vehicle · Poland25confirmedBiala (SPAAGM)Artillery System · Poland24confirmed
Leopard 2A4 (upgraded to 2PL)Tank · Germany22confirmed
M142 HIMARSArtillery System · United States20 HIMARS deliveredconfirmedBozenaEngineering Vehicle · Slovakia17confirmed
M113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United States16confirmed
2B11Mortar · Soviet Union14confirmed
M88A2 HerculesArmored Vehicle · United States12confirmed
MS-20 DaglezjaArmored Vehicle · Poland11confirmed
Joint Assault BridgeArmored Vehicle · United States8confirmed
Universal Track Carrier LPGArmored Vehicle · Poland7confirmed
ISM KrotonArmored Vehicle · Italy6confirmed
Rosomak (ZSSW-30)Armored Vehicle · Poland5confirmedBiberEngineering Vehicle · Germany4confirmed
BorsukArmored Vehicle · Poland4confirmedKalina SUMArmored Vehicle4confirmed
Opal (armoured personnel carrier)Armored Vehicle · Poland4confirmed
AMZ Bóbr-3Armored Vehicle · Poland2confirmed
Waran (armored personnel carrier)Armored Vehicle · Poland—confirmedPoland: Naval (14)
GardnoMine Countermeasures Vessel · Poland12confirmed
Lublin (LSM)Landing Ship · Poland5confirmedMamryNaval Vessel · Poland4confirmed
Deba (LCU)Landing Craft · Poland3confirmed
Kormoran IIMine Countermeasures Vessel · Poland3confirmed
Orkan (ex-GDR Sassnitz)Frigate · Germany3confirmed
Orkan-class fast attack craftPatrol Boat3confirmed
Gabya (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry)Frigate · United States2confirmedGopłoMine Countermeasures Vessel · Poland1confirmed
KaszubCorvette · Poland1confirmed
Kilo-class Submarine (Project 636.3)Submarine · Russia1confirmed
Kontradmiral Xawery CzernickiPatrol Craft · Poland1confirmed
Ślązak (MEKO A-100)Frigate · Poland1confirmed
Ottokar BrzozaDestroyer · United Kingdom—confirmedPoland: Missile (13)
ZU-23-2Air Defence System · Soviet Union26,876confirmed
WB Electronics WarmateLoitering Munition · Poland460confirmed
ZSU-23-4Air Defence System · Soviet Union220confirmed
PopradAir Defence System · Poland79confirmed
9K33M2 Osa-AK (RS-SA-8B Gecko)Missile System · Soviet Union57confirmed
2K12 Kub (RS-SA-6 Gainful)Air Defence System · Soviet Union20confirmed
Patriot PAC-3 MSEMissile System · United States16confirmed
S-125 Newa SCMissile System · Poland14confirmed
Pilica (with Piorun msl)Missile System · Poland12confirmedCAMM (Land Ceptor)Missile System · United Kingdom6confirmedPatriot PAC-3 MSEMissile System · United States4 Patriot batteries (Wisła program)confirmed
PZR GromMissile System · Poland—confirmed
Piorun (missile)Missile System · Poland—confirmedEach row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.