Photos Polish Armed Forces

[Conhoon]

16th "Pomorska" Mechanized Division, sharpshooter training, Wesoła, Poland, January 2018

 

[Conhoon]

11 "Mazurski" Arillery Regiment, Węgorzewo training site, Poland, January 2018

 

[Conhoon]

43rd Naval Aviation Base, Poland

 

[Conhoon]

43rd Naval Aviation Base, Poland

 

[Bombardier]

Great photos of the PZL W-3 Sokół, (Falcon) in my ignorance I had no idea that this helicopter was designed and built completely in Poland

 

[Conhoon]

Yes it's true. This is a quite good medium helicopter, unfortunately the plants that created this helicopter were sold and now - despite the maintenance and repair of PZL W-3 helicopters - "Sokół" and production SW-4 helicopters - they will not create another, better completely Polish helicopters. In Poland, some time ago an idea appeared to recreate these abilities, although partly based on military repair plants in Łódź (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 1) but during the work of minister Macierewicz this opportunity was forgotten. The last completely Polish helicopter will probably remain for a long time a light SW-4 "Puszczyk" ("Tawny Owl" in English).

 

[Conhoon]

25 Air Cavalry Brigade, exercises consisting of long patrols in mountain terrain with the reconnaissance of the area and search of buildings, Bieszczady mountains (near Slovakian and Ukraninian border), Poland, January 2018

 

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34th Armored Cavalry Brigade, shooting exercise, Żagań (western Poland), January 2018

 

[Conhoon]

9th "Braniewska" Armored Cavalry Brigade, Polish Military Contingent in Latvia, Camp Adazi, Latvia, January 2018

 

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4th "Warmińsko-Mazurska" Territorial Army Brigade, training of soldiers with new individual weapon - 5.56 mm GROT carbine, Morąg, Poland, February 2018

 

[bdpopeye]

Great photos Conhoon.

At DVIDS there are quite a few Polish photos...A whole bunch....Give it a look. It is free 100% FREE!

https://www.dvidshub.net/search?q=Polish&view=grid

 

[Conhoon]

Thank You very much @bdpopeye, I have not come across this site before and there are many great photos

 

[bdpopeye]

You are welcome. DVIDS has Thousands upon thousands of military photos...

Polish Pvt. Adam Gajczyk, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense scout with the 12th Mechanized Brigade, pulls security for a U.S. Army reconnaissance vehicle with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kansas, during training at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 23, 2018 in support of Allied Spirit VIII. Allied Spirit VIII is a multinational exercise with over 4,100 participants from 10 nations designed to enhance interoperability and readiness across warfighting functions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hubert D. Delany III / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

A Polish F-16 Fighting Falcon departs to continue a mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group over Syria, Dec. 1, 2017. The Polish Air Force is a military branch of the Polish Armed Forces, as of 2014 it consisted of around 16,425 military personnel and around 475 aircraft distributed among 10 bases throughout Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)

Polish soldiers assigned to the 15th Mechanized Brigade and the Battle Group Poland stand at the ready after the NATO live fire exercise near Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on Jan. 30, 2018. These soldiers are part of a unique, multinational battle group, comprised of U.S., U.K., Croatian and Romanian soldiers who serve with the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade as a deterrence force in northeast Poland in support of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Gary Loten-Beckford/22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

A Polish army Rosomak armored personnel carrier, or "Wolverine," with the 12th Mechanized Brigade, fords water during the Allied Spirit VIII training exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2018. Allied Spirit VIII is a multinational exercise with over 4,100 participants from the U.S. and nine other nations that is designed to enhance interoperability and readiness across war-fighting functions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hubert D. Delany III / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

MNBG-East Polish Army Soldiers get into the prone position to provide security during a hot and cold load training exercise at Camp Novo Selo or CMLT near Pristina, Kosovo, Dec. 8, 2017.

 

[Mandirigma17]

Yes it's true. This is a quite good medium helicopter, unfortunately the plants that created this helicopter were sold and now - despite the maintenance and repair of PZL W-3 helicopters - "Sokół" and production SW-4 helicopters - they will not create another, better completely Polish helicopters. In Poland, some time ago an idea appeared to recreate these abilities, although partly based on military repair plants in Łódź (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 1) but during the work of minister Macierewicz this opportunity was forgotten. The last completely Polish helicopter will probably remain for a long time a light SW-4 "Puszczyk" ("Tawny Owl" in English).

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PAF (Phil. Air Force) are reconsidering buying more Sokols due to the cancellation of 16 Canadian Bell 412EPs by President Duterte and PM Trudeu because of allegations of "Human rights abuses." Too bad we'll seek another choppers to fill our CUH requirements. Sad

 

[Conhoon]

I hope that the W-3 "Sokół" helicopters will be purchased and the Filipinians will have a lot of use. It is always nice to hear that Polish products are useful for You.

 

[Conhoon]

Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów (ZMT) has developed two models of SKW (Samopowtarzalny Karabin Wyborowy - self-loading sniper rifles). They originated from ZMT's own resources in 2 variants supplied with different ammunition: SKW308 (7.62x51 NATO) and SKW338 (Lapua Magnum). If the formal procedure for self-loading sniper rifles (successors of SWD) is announced, ZMT intends to propose its constructions.

 

[Conhoon]

5th Battalion, 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade, exercises on the Napalm Track in Nowa Dęba training area (combat ops in contaminated terrain), Poland, 2018

 

[Conhoon]

15 "Giżycka" Mechanized Brigade, delivery of the first self-propelled 120 mm RAK mortars for this unit, Poland, 2018

 

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22-nd "Karpacki" Mountain Infantry Battalion, 48 hours patrol in the Bystrzyckie mountains and the Śnieżnik massif (near Czech Republic border), Poland, February 2018.

 

[adicontakt]

"Karpacki" stand for Carpathians?