Poland wants to see more intensive cooperation between Ukraine and Polish defense companies. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said in Warsaw that the current level of interaction does not meet Poland’s expectations.
According to him, Polish-Ukrainian investments and technology transfers are not moving at the pace Warsaw would like. Poland continues to support Ukraine’s defense capability, but wants this support to be connected with a stronger role for Polish enterprises.
Role of PGZ
The minister pointed to Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, the state defense group, as a key instrument. PGZ has opened a representative office in Kyiv and is expected to help Ukraine use European funds for purchases from Polish industry, while also financing and developing Poland’s own defense sector through such orders.
Polish equipment is already present in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces use Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and their maintenance is also carried out at Polish defense-industry facilities.
Drones as a bargaining point
Kosiniak-Kamysz also repeated Warsaw’s position on a possible transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets. If such a transfer happens, Poland expects reciprocity in the form of unmanned technologies and technology transfer.
The statement shows how defense aid is increasingly becoming industrial cooperation, not only direct military support. For Ukraine, the challenge is to turn combat-tested drone and defense technologies into partnerships that keep its army supplied while also opening channels for European production, financing and repair.
