On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) announced that the third meeting of representatives of Polish defense-sector companies had taken place on Friday, April 24. The discussions included plans to establish a joint platform to strengthen cooperation within the sector. Representatives of 12 companies from this strategic segment of the Polish economy were hosted by PONAR Wadowice, a European technology leader in advanced dual-use power hydraulics.
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“We have completed another very substantively productive meeting of representatives from key Polish companies operating in the broadly defined industry related to defense and security. Everyone – representatives of both state-owned and private entities – agrees that cooperation is essential for building a strong and competitive position for this segment of the Polish economy” – emphasizes Marek Warzecha, President of the Management Board of PONAR Wadowice S.A.
The long-term success of Poland’s state-owned and private defense industry, its capabilities, and its technological expertise will depend on its ability to integrate into European supply chains for advanced, high-margin defense systems and to develop further innovative platforms that respond to changing market demand. In this regard, European support instruments such as SAFE, EDIP, USL, and EDF play a key role, as was discussed extensively during the sector meeting.
“The European ecosystem currently includes a dense network of instruments with diverse goals. However, the decisive factor for success will be their scale. Constant and significant financial allocations to support programs are essential. In this context, the final design and budget of the future European Competitiveness Fund will be of particular importance and should be commensurate with the scale of challenges related to the erosion of the international security architecture and the emergence of a new arms race, and the Polish defense industry should be one of the key beneficiaries of these solutions” – emphasized Łukasz Jurczyszyn, Director of the EU Funds Office at Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A.
The participants also pointed to the need to undertake joint initiatives aimed at providing systemic support for the sector. They emphasized, among other things, the importance of strengthening the position of Polish industry in European forums and improving access to financing. This is also key to a broader presence of companies from our sector in regional and global markets, as well as to developing and implementing solutions that will make us independent of foreign supplies. Recent years have shown very clearly that supply chains can be unpredictable, and relying solely on them may prove unreliable.
The meeting of Polish defense industry leaders was attended by representatives of the following companies: Polish Armaments Group, WB Electronics, part of WB Group, Advanced Protection Systems, AMZ Kutno, Radiotechnika Marketing, Lubawa, ICEYE Polska, Creotech Instruments, Teldat, Wielton, Transbit, and PONAR Wadowice. The participants also expressed openness to additional Polish manufacturers operating in the defense and dual-use sectors joining in the future, which would allow the country’s industrial potential to be integrated even more broadly.
The first meeting was held at the initiative of PGZ on February 25, and the next one was organized by WB Electronics on March 26.
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