The United States has provided Poland with a $2 billion direct loan for the purchase of American weapons. The loan was announced by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday, July 8. This is the second financial agreement between the two countries, aimed at supporting Poland’s efforts to modernize its defense forces. The loan will be used to support urgent procurements of defense articles and services, such as F-35 aircraft, Patriot missile systems, and Abrams main battle tanks. Poland is a staunch ally of the United States and this loan agreement will further strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. Poland’s defense spending currently amounts to 4% of its GDP, which is the highest among NATO members.

Poland hosts thousands of U.S. and Allied forces, including the U.S. V Corps Headquarters in Poznan. The U.S. government is providing up to $60 million in Foreign Military Financing to subsidize the interest rate cost of the loan, which will help accelerate Poland’s defense modernization efforts. It is worth noting that this loan is a security cooperation tool reserved for important security cooperation partners of the United States. This latest loan agreement follows a previous $2 billion loan signed in September 2023. With the loan proceeds, Poland will continue to advance its military modernization program in order to enhance its national defense capabilities.

ملخص الأخبار

• تشديد الولايات المتحدة على احتياج بولندا لبرنامج كبير لتحديث القوات العسكرية بما في ذلك شراء المعدات الدفاعية الأمريكية مثل طائرات F-35، نظام صواريخ Patriot، ودبابات القتال الرئيسية Abrams.
• إجراء بولندا اختبار لصاروخ PAC-2/GEM-T المضاد للطائرات في الموقع التجريبي في الولايات المتحدة.
• تقديم الولايات المتحدة تمويلاً يصل إلى 60 مليون دولار في تمويل عسكري أجنبي لتدعيم تكاليف سعر الفائدة للقرض بهدف تسريع جهود تحديث الدفاع في بولندا.
• استخدام عائدات القرض لمواصلة تقدم بولندا في برنامج تحديث قواتها العسكرية لتعزيز قدرات دفاعها الوطنية.