Poland pushes for joint Visegrad defence procurement

The Polish Ministry of National Defence and Armed Forces and the Polish Chamber of National Defence Manufacturers have taken the initiative and are urging member states of the Visegrad 4 (V4) group of countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) to co-operate more closely on specific defence programmes that the four countries are currently pursuing independently.

“In principal it is a good idea to focus on programmes that are at the starting phase, since defence ministries and indigenous defence industries can get involved right at the beginning, rather than when a particular programme is already underway with funding allocated and system developers/suppliers already selected,” said a source close to the Czech Ministry of Defence.

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