WARSAW – Poland and Sweden signed a fresh defence cooperation deal on Tuesday, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced at the MSPO defence industry fair in Kielce after meeting his Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson.
The Polish defence ministry did not specify details of the agreement, saying only that it covers cooperation in defence industries, joint procurements, and joint exercises.
“From the very first days when you decided to join the North Atlantic Alliance, we supported that decision, and we continue to support each other,” Kosiniak-Kamysz told his Swedish counterpart, thanking Sweden for sending Gripen fighter jets and troops to NATO’s eastern flank. Since April, six JAS-39 Gripens with Swedish pilots and ground crews have been stationed in Malbork, northern Poland, as part of NATO’s enhanced air policing mission.
According to Kosiniak-Kamysz, it is “hard to find another example” within NATO of cooperation developing so deeply with a new member. Swedish troops will also take part in the Iron Defender exercises launched this week in Poland in response to the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-25 drills, he confirmed.
