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This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the Polish Armed Forces.

Polish air force[edit]

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Polish Air Force.

Fixed-wing aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service On order Notes Image
Combat Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-22  Soviet Union fighter-bomber M4 12[1] — To be retired in 2024, replaced by FA-50GF [2]
UM3K 6[1] —
MiG-29  Soviet Union Multirole MiG-29A [3] 13[4] — To be retired by 2026 [2]
Conversion trainer MiG-29UB 6 —
F-16 Fighting Falcon  United States Multirole F-16C

Block 52+

36 [5] — Delivered in 2006 - 2008.[6]

Plan to upgrade to block 70/72 [7]

Conversion trainer F-16D

Block 52+

12 [5] —
F-35 Lightning II  United States Stealth swing-role F-35A

TR-3 and Block 4

0 [5] + 32 Deliveries 2024 - 2030 [8]
T-50 Golden Eagle  South Korea Light multirole FA-50GF 12 [9] — To be potentially updated to the PL standard [10]
FA-50PL 0 + 36 Deliveries 2024 - 2025 [10]
Airborne early warning and control
Saab 340  Sweden AEW&C Saab 340 AEW&C 1 [11] + 1 First received in March 2024
Transport
C-130 Hercules  United States Tactical airlifter C-130E 5 [12] — Received in 2012 [13]
C-130H 3 [12] + 2 5 used C-130H ordered in 2021, 3 delivered in 2022 - 2023.[14]
CASA C-295  Spain Tactical airlifter — 16 [5] — 17 delivered, 1 crashed

(8 ordered in 2001, 2 in 2006, 2 in 2007, 5 in 2012)

PZL M28 Skytruck  Poland Light transport aircraft — 23 [5] — —
Transport aircraft in collaboration
Boeing C-17  United States Strategic transport aircraft — 3 shared — Available through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary.[15]

In collaboration with: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and the United States

VIP Transport
Boeing 737  United States VIP transport 800 1 [16] — Ordered in March 2017 [17]
BBJ2 2 [16] —
Gulfstream G550  United States VIP transport — 2 [18] — Ordered in November 2016 delivered in 2017 [17]
Trainer Aircraft
Diamond DA20 Katana  Austria Basic trainer DA20 C-1 Eclipse 8 [19] + 6 [19] Used by the Polish Air force academy, ordered in 2012 [20]
DA40  Austria Basic trainer DA40 NG 6 [19] — Used by the Polish Air force academy [19]
Diamond DA42  Austria Multi engine trainer 3 [5] —
PZL-130 Orlik  Poland Advanced trainer — [5] —
Alenia M-346  Italy Jet trainer M-346FT 16 [5] —

Rotary wing aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Role Type Variant In service On order Notes Image
Combat helicopter
Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union Utility Mi-8/17 11 [5] —
PZL Mi-2  Poland Liaison — 17 [5] —
PZL W-3 Sokół  Poland Utility — 15 [5] —
Trainer helicopters
PZL SW-4  Poland Rotorcraft trainer — 24 [5] + 2 [21]
Robinson R44  United States Rotorcraft trainer R44 Raven II 3 [5] — [22]
Guimbal Cabri G2  France Rotorcraft trainer Alpha 2 6 [5] — [23]

UAV[edit]

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service On order Notes Image
MQ-9 SkyGuardian  United States UCAV MQ-9A Unknown — Leasing unspecified number as a gap filler.[24][25]
Bayraktar TB2  Turkey UCAV — 18 [26] + 6 4 sets ordered in May 2021 (each with 3 ground stations, 6 aircraft).[27]

Deliveries

  • 1st set delivered October 2022 [28]
  • 2nd set delivered April 2023 [29]
  • 3rd set delivered October 2023 [30]

Polish Army[edit]

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Polish Army.

Rotary wing aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service On order Notes Image
Combat helicopter
AH-64  United States Attack helicopter AH-64E 8

(leasing)

— Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US [31]
AW149  Italy Combat support helicopter AW149 3 [5] + 29 32 on order [5]

Successor of the Mil Mi-2 ‘Hoplite' and some PZL-Świdnik W-3PL [32]

Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union Utility helicopter Mi-8/17 [5] 27 [5] —
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union Assault and attack helicopter — 18 — At least 12 out of the initial 30 units were donated to Ukraine in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[33]
PZL Mi-2  Poland Utility helicopter 44 [5] —
PZL W-3 Sokół  Poland Utility — 38 [5] —
Sikorsky S-70  United States

 Poland

Special Operations Forces S-70i 4 [5] + 4 [34] Assembled by Sikorsky subsidiary PZL Mielec Polish SOF S-70i Black Hawk
Trainer helicopters
PZL Mi-2  Poland Rotorcraft trainer — 2 [5] —

Unmanned aerial vehicles[edit]

Model Origin Type Role Variant In service On order Notes Image
Surveillance / reconnaissane
Defense Orbiter  Israel Small UAV

Fixed-wing

ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

Orbiter 2B 44[35] — Also operated by Polish Special Forces.[36] Orbiter PICT0105
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle  United States Small UAV

Fixed-wing

ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

10[37] — Contract in 2010 [38]
PGZ-19 Orlik  Poland Small UAV

Fixed-wing

ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

PGZ-19RA — + 40 [39] — —
WB Electronics FlyEye  Poland Small UAV

Fixed-wing

ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

— 20 [40] + 52 44 ordered in February 2022.[41]

28 additional ordered in April 2024.[42]

WB Electronics FT-5 Łoś  Poland Small unmanned aerial vehicle ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

— 20 [43] + 400 [44] Artillery reconnaissance. Ordered as a part of Gladius programme.[45]
Wizjer  Poland Miniunmanned aerial vehicle ISTAR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

NeoX 2 — + 100[46] 25 sets of 4 drones each ordered in 2021, to be delivered between 2024 and 2027.[47]
Loitering munitions
WB Electronics Warmate  Poland Miniunmanned aerial vehicle Loitering munition Warmate 20[48] + 80
Warmate 2 — —

Polish Naval Air Arm[edit]

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Polish Navy.

Fixed-wing aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service On order Notes Image
Maritime patrol
An-28 /

PZL M28

 Poland Maritime patrol An-28/M28 (MPA) 9 [5] —
Transport
An-28 /

PZL M28

 Poland Light transport aircraft — 5 [5] — —

Rotary wing aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Role Type Variant In service On order Notes Image
Combat helicopter
AW-101  United Kingdom,

 Italy

ASW helicopter, CSAR Merlin Mk614 [49] 1 [5] + 3 Induction of its first Leonardo AW101 Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter, with three aircraft stationed at the Naval Aviation Brigade air base and a fourth undergoing Polish system modifications [50]

Replacement of Mil Mi-14

Mil Mi-14  Soviet Union ASW helicopter — 6 [5] — —
Utility —
SAR —
PZL Mi-2  Poland Search and rescue — 3 [5] — —
PZL W-3 Sokół  Poland Search and rescue PZL W-3WARM SAR 8 [5] — —
Kaman SH-2  United States ASW helicopter SH-2G Super Seasprite 4 [5]

Potential and planned orders[edit]

Polish Air Force[edit]

Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image
Fixed wing aircraft
Eurofighter or F-15EX — Air dominance fighter — 32 [51]
A330 MRTT or KC-46 — Aerial refueling and multi-role transport — Unknown In discussion since early 2023[52]
Combat helicopter
AW-109T, H145M — Rotorcraft trainer — 24 [53]
UAV
MQ-9 Reaper  United States UCAV MQ-9B Unknown [27]

Polish Land Force[edit]

Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image
Helicopter
AH-64  United States Attack helicopter AH-64E 96 [31] Letter of Request aiming at purchase of additional 96 units was approved by the US
AW-101  United Kingdom,

 Italy

Heavy lift helicopters — 22 Successor of the Mi-8 / 17[54]

Polish Navy[edit]

Programme Role Origin Potential aircraft Quantity Notes Image
Helicopter
Kondor programme Ship based helicopters 6.5 t MTOW class  France AS 565 Panther 4 - 8 Successor to the Kaman SH-2G [55]
 Canada UH-1Y Venom
 United Kingdom AW159 Wildcat
UAV
Gryf programme Tactical, medium-range UAVs  Poland United Kingdom Israel Watchkeeper X UAV Unclear WB Group signed an agreement with British joint-venture company U-TacS (Elbit Systems and Thales) [55]
 Italy Falco EVO Offered by Leonardo [55]

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