Defence & Space

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Trump proves that Europe must take care of itself

Did President Donald Trump give Vladimir Putin a Valentine’s Day gift in the form of a part of Ukraine? It may look…

2025-02-14 | Sławek Zagórski | 5 minutes

The first FA-50PL will be ready in 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) presented the current progress on the Polish version of the FA-50 aircraft at their facility in…

2024-12-30 | Jakub Link-Lenczowski | 8 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Over 20 participants interested in consultations for the modernization of the Polish corvette Ślązak

In response to questions from the MILMAG Portal editorial team, the Social Communication Department of the Armament Agency provided information about…

2025-02-13 | Rafał Muczyński | 4 minutes

Elbit Systems to provide JNDFC Center for a European Country

Elbit Systems awarded contracts totaling approximately $100 million to provide Joint National Digital Fires Command Center for a European country.

2025-02-10 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Rheinmetall and Hologate sign strategic cooperation agreement for XR and VR simulation solutions

Rheinmetall and Hologate announce the start of a strategic cooperation. The aim is to develop innovative simulation solutions. Both companies combine expertise…

2024-12-03 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Hanwha to Showcase Next-Generation Artillery and Air-Defense Solutions at IDEX 2025

Hanwha will present a range of cutting-edge defense capabilities at IDEX 2025, under the theme of ‘Driving Innovation with Partners.

2025-02-13 | Redakcja | 5 minutes

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Half a million landings and 125,000 flight hours of Polish Medical Air Rescue’s helicopters

The fleet of Airbus H135 rescue helicopters, belonging to Polish Medical Air Rescue, has reached half a million landings and surpassed a total…

2025-02-04 | Rafał Muczyński | 3 minutes

The Police ordered bulletproof vests and a mobile shooting range

The National Police Headquarters signed a contract with Lubawa Group for the delivery of a batch of integrated bulletproof vests, while the…

2025-01-08 | Rafał Muczyński | 4 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Trump proves that Europe must take care of itself

Did President Donald Trump give Vladimir Putin a Valentine’s Day gift in the form of a part of Ukraine? It may look…

2025-02-14 | Sławek Zagórski | 5 minutes

Bonus Food Project: Meals from Kielce-Based Company LYOFOOD Are Heading to Space

As part of the first Polish mission to the International Space Station, the Kielce-based company LYOFOOD, in collaboration with the European…

2025-02-10 | Redakcja | 7 minutes

Agreement Between Radmor and SpaceForest

The companies Radmor (part of the WB Group) and SpaceForest from Gdynia have signed a cooperation agreement, establishing a partnership between the…

2025-01-24 | Redakcja | 2 minutes
Shooting

Valentine’s Vis 100 M1 Bazooka Pink

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, which is part of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), has prepared a special offer for women in celebration of…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Helikon-Tex at Enforce Tac 2025 Trade Fair

From February 24 to 26, 2025, the Polish company Helikon-Tex will showcase its product range and new releases at the Enforce…

2025-02-12 | Michał Ihnatów | 3 minutes

Black Week at Clawgear

The Black Week promotion at Clawgear runs until December 2, 2024. The more you add to your cart, the bigger the…

2024-11-28 | Michał Ihnatów | 1 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Helikon-Tex at Enforce Tac 2025 Trade Fair

From February 24 to 26, 2025, the Polish company Helikon-Tex will showcase its product range and new releases at the Enforce…

2025-02-12 | Michał Ihnatów | 3 minutes

TEST: Direct Action Vanguard Uniform

The Vanguard is a uniform set from the Polish brand Direct Action, designed in collaboration with special forces soldiers. There are…

2025-01-19 | Michał Gaweł | 18 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025 starts on February 24th

Enforce Tac is an international trade fair aimed at law enforcement officers, experts from government agencies, and representatives of the…

2025-01-30 | Michał Ihnatów | 4 minutes

POLSECURE: Holsters HPE Poland offer for uniformed services

At the 3rd International Police and Public Security Fair POLSECURE 2024 in Kielce, Holsters HPE Poland presented its offer for…

2024-05-01 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Valentine’s Vis 100 M1 Bazooka Pink

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, which is part of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), has prepared a special offer for women in celebration of…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

The tests of MSBS Grot S16

The MSBS Grot S16 FB-M1 is a semi-automatic variant of the standard assault rifle used by the Polish Armed Forces and law…

2024-11-18 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Weapon light: a practical tool for everyday service. How to choose?

In the world of armed forces, where every second can determine the outcome of an operation, precision and effectiveness are…

2024-08-29 | Redakcja | 7 minutes

Firearms In Poland 2023: Number of permits continues to grow

The National Police Headquarters has released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and firearms themselves in the hands of…

2024-02-17 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

Firearms ownership in Poland, 2022: growth in the year of war

National Police Headquarters released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and individual firearms owned by Polish citizens. It can be…

2023-03-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

5 Best Value ATN Rifle Scopes Under €1500

ATN is a leading manufacturer of daytime optics, smart night vision, and thermal vision technology. The innovative features and ergonomic designs…

2022-11-11 | Redakcja | 8 minutes

MILMAG Visits Grand Power

Grand Power is a Slovak manufacturer of the acknowledged good quality firearms. Take part in our guided tour with English subtitles.

2022-05-23 | Redakcja | 1 minutes

TEST: Direct Action Vanguard Uniform

The Vanguard is a uniform set from the Polish brand Direct Action, designed in collaboration with special forces soldiers. There are…

2025-01-19 | Michał Gaweł | 18 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces and Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces appointed

The President of the Republic of Poland and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Andrzej Duda, appointed the General Commander of the Armed Forces, the Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces, and promoted a general of the Polish Army.

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the National Security Bureau (BBN) announced that the President of the Republic of Poland and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Andrzej Duda, appointed the General Commander of the Armed Forces, the Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces, and conferred the rank of general of the Polish Army. The appointment certificates will be presented by the President on the National Holiday of May 3rd.

Photo: DG RSZ

General Marek Sokołowski has been appointed as the General Commander of the Armed Forces. He has been acting as the interim General Commander since October 11, 2023. Previously, he served as the First Deputy of the General Commander.

From September 1987 to September 1988, he performed his basic military service within the structures of the Military Internal Service. He is a graduate of the Officer School of Mechanized Forces. He began his professional military service in 1992 in the 10th Airborne Battalion of the 6th Airborne Brigade in Krakow, initially as a commander of an assault platoon, and later of a reconnaissance platoon.

From 1993 to 1995, he participated (two tours) in the UNDOF mission (PKW Syria, Polish Military Contingent in Syria). Starting in 1996, he served in the 25th Air Cavalry Division, which later transformed into the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade. He held various command and staff positions, including company commander, and after graduating from the National Defence University (AON), senior reconnaissance officer of the brigade, battalion staff chief, air squadron staff chief, battalion commander, and brigade training chief. After completing Postgraduate Operational-Strategic Studies, on July 2, 2007, he assumed the position of deputy brigade commander, a role he held until the end of September 2008 – during which time, for 8 months, he also acted as the commander of the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade.

After completing Postgraduate Studies in Defense Policy at the National Defence University (AON), on July 1, 2009, he was once again appointed as the deputy commander of the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade. During the PKW Iraq mission, he held the following positions: in the first rotation (2003/2004) – as the deputy commander of the Independent Air Assault Group, leading the airborne reserve of the multinational division. In the fifth rotation (turn of 2005/2006) – he commanded the air-land assault component as the assistant commander for airmobile operations – maneuver battalion commander.

From December 2011 to June 2012, he served as the Deputy Commander for Coalition Affairs at the Regional Command East (RC-E), headquartered in Bagram, Afghanistan. In 2013, he served as the Commander of the 13th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan, where soldiers from the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade constituted the core of its forces. In 2014, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the 16th Mechanized Division in Elbląg. On May 2, 2016, he was appointed by the Minister of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz, as the commander of the 16th Division. On July 19, 2019, he was appointed by the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, as the Inspector of Training at the General Command of the Armed Forces, and subsequently as the First Deputy General Commander. On August 7 of the previous year, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

Photo: Territorial Defence Forces Command

Brigadier General Krzysztof Stańczyk has been appointed as the Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces, having served as the acting Commander of the TDF since October 11, 2023. Previously, he was the deputy to the Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces.

He is a graduate of the Officer School of Rocket and Artillery Forces in Toruń (1994) and the Postgraduate Studies in Defense Policy (War Studies Univesity, 2023). He is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

General Stańczyk began his service in 1994 in the 9th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Braniewo. He then served in the 6th Artillery Brigade in Toruń and the Central Group of Psychological Operations in Bydgoszcz. Since 2007, he has been associated with the Inspectorate for Armed Forces Support, and since 2011 with the Center for Doctrine and Training of the Armed Forces in Bydgoszcz. He is an officer with an impressive combat record – a participant in five missions abroad (Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan).

He has been associated with the Territorial Defence Forces since their inception in 2017. He served at the Command of the Territorial Defence Forces as the Chief of the Military Branches Section. Then, from 2018, he was appointed as the Commander of the 8th Kuyavian-Pomeranian Territorial Defence Brigade. On September 11, 2023, he took the position of the First Deputy Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces.

Photo: US Army Europe

Lieutenant General Sławomir Wojciechowski has been promoted to the rank of general in the Polish Army – he is the Polish Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees.

In 1987, he graduated from the Officer School of Air Defense Forces in Koszalin, after which he was promoted to the first officer rank of Second Lieutenant. He began his professional military service at his alma mater, where he successively held the positions of platoon commander, station commander, anti-aircraft missile battery commander, and cadet battery commander. In 1993, he was sent to the National Defence University for command and staff studies. Between 1995 and 1997, he commanded an anti-aircraft artillery squadron in the 3rd Armored Brigade in Trzebiatów. In 1998, in the same unit – reformed into the 36th Armored Brigade, and in 1999 into the 36th Mechanized Brigade – he held the position of chief of air defense.

In March 1999, he was assigned to Zielona Góra, where, as a lieutenant colonel, he took on the role of deputy commander of the 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, a position he held until 2004. On May 28 of that year, in the presence of General Waldemar Skrzypczak, commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Division, he assumed the duties of the regiment commander. After the regiment was granted the title “Zielonogórski,” he served as the commander of the 4th Zielonogórski Anti-Aircraft Regiment with the rank of colonel until 2007. In 2001, he completed postgraduate command and staff studies at the British Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) in Shrivenham, United Kingdom, and attended the NATO Joint Operations Center course in Oberammergau, Germany, in 2002. In 2005, he was the chief of staff of the Multinational Division Central-South during the fourth rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Iraq.

In 2007, he was transferred to Żagań to take up the position of training chief of the 11th Armored Cavalry Division. In 2008, he completed a year-long postgraduate study in defense policy at the US Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, USA. On September 15, 2008, he assumed command of the 17th Mechanized Brigade in Międzyrzecze and Wędrzyn in the presence of the commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Division, General Paweł Lamla. On November 8, 2008, President of Poland Lech Kaczyński appointed him as a brigadier general. From 2009 to 2010, the 17th Mechanized Brigade was the first unit from Poland to form the core of the European Union Battle Group (Force Headquarters Commander EUBG/I 2010), which he commanded. From April 2011 to October 2011, he commanded the 9th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan. He handed over command of the brigade from Międzyrzecze to General Rajmund Andrzejczak on January 5, 2012.

In 2012, he took up the position of Deputy Chief of the Operational Planning Directorate – P3 at the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces. On April 10, 2012, he received the honorary title of Leading Unit of the Polish Armed Forces. In 2013, he became the director of the Department of Strategy and Defense Planning at the Ministry of National Defense. While holding this position, he also worked in the Team for the New Command and Control System of the Polish Armed Forces and, after its implementation, became the head of this team, whose task was to prepare an assessment of the then ongoing reform.

In 2015, he became the Deputy Of The Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, and on January 10, 2017, he was appointed as the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces and was promoted to the rank of major general. The nomination was presented by President Andrzej Duda upon the recommendation of the Minister of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz. In 2017, he earned his doctorate at the War Studies University. On February 22, 2018, President Andrzej Duda, upon the recommendation of the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, appointed him to the rank of lieutenant general, corresponding to the position assigned to the operational commander. He received his appointment from President Andrzej Duda on March 1, 2018, during the National Remembrance Day of the Cursed Soldiers.

On September 12, 2018, he was assigned to Szczecin as the commander of the Multinational Corps Northeast, a position he held until November 19, 2021. In 2020, he was part of the Program Council of the General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military Academy of Land Forces in Wrocław. In November 2021, the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, transferred him to the personnel reserve as part of his duties at the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces. On July 14, 2022, he assumed the role of Polish Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees.

On February 29th this year, at the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, a briefing of the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense took place during which the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, announced the nomination of Gen. Wojciechowski as the Polish candidate for the position of the Chief of the European Union Military Committee.

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