KSZTAŁTOWANIE POLITYKI ZBROJENIOWEJ POLSKI W PERSPEKTYWIE STRATEGICZNEJ
SHAPING POLAND’S ARMAMENT POLICY IN A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: The article presents issues related to armaments policy as part of state policy, i.e. comprehensivelydefining the directions of development and state intervention in this area. The author formulates conclusionsfor Polish armaments policy, focusing on the systemic approach to its establishment and implementationand strategic management of the state. The presented research findings are divided into the following mainparts: the essence of armaments policy; institutional aspects; national industrial potential and productioncapacity; research, development and innovation. Issues of planning and programming state activities inaccordance with specific priorities and national interests are raised, including in the area of investment inthe development of military equipment and technology and determining the directions of developmentof the national defence industry, increasing production capacities, national sovereignty (technological anddecision-making autonomy), as well as strengthening the defence research and development system. Theauthor also refers to the provisions of national and allied strategic documents. The aim of the article isto analyze the state’s armament policy from a strategic perspective on the example of Poland. The mainresearch problem is contained in the question: what are the repercussions for national security of thestate’s actions or lack thereof in the field of armaments policy? The research hypothesis put forward bythe author is that the adoption national an armament policy in the form of a strategy would contributeto increasing the effectiveness of management of the state’s defence and economic development, inc-luding the technical modernization of the Armed Forces and the defence industry. The establishmentof an armament policy would therefore allow the necessary (in the face of a threat) armament processnot to lead to the financial collapse of the state (as a result of directing orders abroad), but to becomea driving force for the development of the domestic economy based on high technologies. The articlewas developed using literature review and reasoning methods. It is based on previously published data,public documents, and expert studies.

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