U.S. and Poland plan to sign defense cooperation statement, discuss expanding American troop presence – Defence Industry Europe

U.S. and Poland plan to sign defense cooperation statement, discuss expanding American troop presence  Defence Industry Europe

The United States and Poland plan to sign a statement of intent to expand military and defense industry cooperation, their defense chiefs said at the Pentagon. Photo: Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland. The United States and Poland plan to sign a statement of intent to expand military and defense industry cooperation, their defense chiefs said at the Pentagon. Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is also deputy prime minister, said the statement would lay the groundwork for future military projects. “Today, we’re taking the next steps in our alliance,” U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said. “The deputy prime minister and I will sign a statement of intent to increase bilateral defense and industrial cooperation scale and speed in real time.” Kosiniak-Kamysz said officials from both countries were in talks on strengthening the permanent U.S.

military presence in Poland. He thanked Hegseth for work to implement President Donald Trump’s declaration on deploying another 5,000 U.S. soldiers to the country. “I am convinced that the details will be announced publicly very soon,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said of the troop talks. He said Poland was spending nearly 5% of its gross domestic product on defense and cited Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine as one of the threats facing Europe. Hegseth said Poland was strengthening its borders through investments in tanks,