Unprecedented spending and technological breed .. the Polish defensive industry stands in front of the "European Gateway Guardian" test

From the eastern borders of Europe, where Poland meets with Ukraine, Warsaw is doing an extraordinary test of his role in addressing what Europeans call the Russian threat. By developing his defense sector and improving the integration of Western capabilities into its military industries, Poland wants to determine its position as an advanced defense screen for NATO. At the heart of this transformation, the City of Krakow hosted the Cybersec 2025 conference, which highlighted the safety and military response of Poland to Ukraine crisis and the unprecedented flow of Western weapons to Eastern Europe. Standard defensive spending The Polish defense budget rose to $ 38 billion, as an annual rate, equivalent to 4.2% of GDP, to become the highest in the NATO countries in the center and Western Europe, and to hold the 13th rank worldwide, according to the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research (Sipri), better than land. Since the beginning of the war, Poland has doubled its defense budget, which targets the spending of 5% of its local product in 2025, which is the highest in NATO after the United States. The NATO has announced its common goal to increase the defense spending of member states by 2035 to 5% of gross domestic product of each country, by 1.5% dedicated to defense -related cyber infrastructure. Also read: NATO countries agree to increase defensive spending to 5% of their economy. Global data expects Polish defense spending to reach $ 48.5 billion by 2029, with an annual complex growth of more than 4%. The defense budget for 2025 specifically reached a record level of 187 billion Zloti ($ 51.7 billion), or 4.7% of GDP. Thanks to the location along the Ukraine and Belo Russia, Poland strengthens its safety partnerships with its allies in NATO. It seeks to redirect 7.2 billion euros from the European Recovery Fund to the Corona Pandemic to defensive projects, supporting the establishment of a European Defense Fund worth 150 billion euros to share the weapons. Polish enterprises, the pillar of the defensive industry The PGZ government group is the backbone of the Polish defensive industry, and contains more than 50 companies, including the Huta Stalowa Wola Factory, which specializes in artillery, the Mesko Ammunition Company, and the Pit-Radwar business specializing in radar and air defense systems. The group exports large defense contracts to modernize the Polish army, including the development of command and control systems, self -movement artillery systems and anti -weapons weapons. According to Bloomberg, the Ministry of Defense asked the state of the state to produce 150,000 shells annually, as part of a contract worth about $ 2.7 billion, but the implementation was delayed until 2028 due to problems in local production. The World Cup group is also highlighted as an important player in the field of defense technology as it produces hot aircraft, topaz management and control systems, as well as phonet management, control and communication systems used widely inside and outside Poles. What the emerging company defends, it introduced a new generation of flying aircraft with artificial intelligence, which is capable of performing complicated tasks without human intervention. The system is characterized by lightweight, low cost and ease of launch, with support for satellite connection and cellular networks. The march weighs only 250 grams and is characterized by the ability to record within ten seconds and to provide direct visual and thermal broadcast. It is used for military, safety and environmental purposes, including anti -infiltration, rescue and crowd control. The competitive price, starting from $ 1500, makes it an attractive choice for world markets, including Arabic. Despite the rapid growth, the challenges of the road, including Polish businesses, are real challenges, including the financial deficit that is expected to exceed $ 2025, and the high maintenance costs of weapons that sometimes reach three times the purchase costs, which weigh the country’s defense budget. In addition to the lack of technical skills and engineers, its dependence is mainly on foreign technology of the United States and South Korea, and the competition of European enterprises. Small private companies also suffer from the dominance of large government companies on contracts, which limit their chances of growth. In addition, repeated changes in the sector leaders have caused administrative unrest and caused serious criticism from officials. Defense Secretary Vladislav Koseniac Camish said previous leaders “failed in the development of the Polish arms industry.” Poland seeks to build an integrated local production system, in partnership with France, Germany, South Korea and Turkey, to produce ammunition and advanced weapons, including the K2 Black Panther tanks. Local companies also conclude contracts for the development of drones, supervision systems, communication and cyber security. Cybersec 2025 .. Digital sovereignty is a strategic priority in Krakow, the Cybersec 2025 conference last week was a turning point in the European Digital Security Path, with the launch of the ‘eurostack vision’ to unite the digital infrastructure between member states. The conference discussed the transformation of cyber security of mere defense action into a strategic tool to improve the European digital economy. A European cyber crisis management plan has been approved in five phases, with the detection of recovery. The conference provided the ‘ECSO Cyber ​​Investor Days’ platform for entrepreneurs to display their innovations in cyber security before major investment funds, focusing on pure European solutions. It also highlighted the large gap in the protection of small and medium -sized enterprises, which targets 47% of the attacks, while only 14% of them have the minimum protective means. In a strategic shift, participants emphasize the need to reduce the dependence on closed foreign platforms, and to build European alternatives in cloud computing and artificial intelligence. “We do not cut bridges, but we are establishing a new reality in which Europe can secure its digital structure with its own instruments and for its citizens,” said André Novikov, Cybarian Security Adviser at the European Commission.