Army modernization expenditures will exceed PLN 137 bln

The total expenditures of the army modernization program will exceed PLN 137 billion before 2022. "The government's target is to spend the majority of funds on weapons made in Polish factories," said deputy Minister of the State Treasury Zdzisław Gawlik.  "The planned budget for the fourteen operational programs included in the plan which for the years 2013-2022 amounts to over PLN 93 billion and the total expenditure on technical modernization of the armed forces exceeds PLN 137 billion," he  added. Gawlik also said that the defense industry needs stronger cooperation between the army, the academia and the industry.