Transfers of major weapons: Deals with deliveries or orders made for 1950 to 2017

Note: The ÔNo. deliveredÕ and the ÔYear(s) of deliveriesÕ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. The ÔCommentsÕ column includes publicly reported information on the value of the deal. Information on the sources and methods used in the collection of the data, and explanations of the conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at URL . Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database Information generated: 08 May 2018

Year(s) Recipient/ No. Weapon Weapon Year of No. supplier (S) ordered designation description of order delivery delivered Comments

Poland S: Soviet Union (100) Yak-23 Fighter aircraft (1950) 1950-1951 (100) Second-hand (but not more than 1-2 years old); probably aid Czechoslovakia (600) OT-62A TOPAS APC (1964) 1966-1968 (600) Incl production of components in Poland; incl WPT- Topas ARV version Russia (77) T-72 Tank (1978) 1992-1995 (77) Ordered from Soviet Union and produced under Russian licence after break-up of Soviet Union (10) V-46 Diesel engine (1988) 1992-1996 (10) For WZT-3 ARV produced in Poland 10 M28B Bryza-1R MP aircraft (1992) 1992-2001 (10) 12 An-28TD Bryza-1TD Light transport ac 2001 2001-2004 (12) Soviet Union (277) MiG-15 Fighter aircraft (1950) 1951-1954 (277) Incl assembly/production in Poland as LIM-1 (1000) T-34-85 Tank (1950) 1951-1954 (1000) 500 MiG-15bis Fighter aircraft (1952) 1953-1955 (500) Incl assembly/production in Poland as LIM-2 (337) MiG-17 Fighter aircraft 1952 1956-1960 (337) Polish designation Lim-5M (100) Mi-1 Light helicopter (1953) 1956-1960 (100) Polish designation SM-1 (70) MiG-15UTI Trainer aircraft (1953) 1953-1955 (70) Incl assembly/production in Poland as LIM-3 or SBLIM-1 (1500) T-54 Tank (1953) 1954-1964 (1500) 12 Project-254/T-43 Minesweeper (1955) 1957-1962 12 Polish designation Zubr 239 MiG-17PF Fighter aircraft (1957) 1959-1961 (239) Polish designation Lim-5P and Lim-6bis/R 133 An-2 Light transport ac 1960 1962-1979 133 (1500) T-55 Tank (1963) 1964-1978 (1500) 317 Mi-2 Light helicopter 1964 1965-1984 (317) Incl Mi-2RM naval and Mi-2URN/US/URP armed versions (100) BTS ARV (1969) 1971-1978 (100) Polish designation WZT-1 (10000) Strela-2/SA-7 Portable SAM (1969) 1972-1990 (10000) Incl for use on helicopters and SA-N-5 naval version; Polish designation Strzala-2M (533) 2S1 122mm Self-propelled gun (1970) 1971-1991 (533) Most produced in Poland (682) T-72 Tank (1976) 1979-1991 (682) Most assembled/produced in Poland; T-72B and T- 72G version; more produced under Russian licence after break-up of Soviet Union (700) MT-LB APC (1980) 1980-1990 (700) (10) V-46 Diesel engine (1988) 1989-1991 (10) For WZT-3 ARV produced in Poland Czechoslovakia (1000) Tatra-928 Diesel engine 1959 1964-1973 (1000) For OT-64A/C (SKOT(SKOT-2) APC produced in Poland (111) DANA 152mm Self-propelled gun (1982) 1982-1984 (111) Polish designation M-77 (30) RM-70 122mm Self-propelled MRL (1985) 1986 (30) Czech Republic (48) M601 Turboprop 1991 1993-1996 (48) For 48 PZL-130 trainer aircraft produced in Poland; M601D version; ordered from Czechoslovakia and delivered from Czech Republic after 1992 break- up of Czechoslovakia 10 MiG-29 Fighter aircraft 1995 1995-1996 10 Second-hand; exchanged for 11 W-3 helicopters; incl 1 MiG-29UB version 1 Z-142/Z-242L Trainer aircraft (2012) 2013 1 Z-242L version 2 Z-143L Light aircraft (2012) 2013 (2) For training; Z-143Lis version Lithuania 1 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 Transport helicopter (2001) 2002 1 Second-hand; Mi-8MTV-1 version; partly financed by Polish oil company Russia 3 MR-123/Bass Tilt Fire control radar (1988) 1992-1994 (3) For 3 Sassnitz (Orkan) FAC from in FRG (originally ordered from GDR before German unification); probably ordered from Soviet Union and delivered from Russia after break-up of Soviet Union 3 AK-176 76mm Naval gun (1989) 1992-1995 3 For 3 Sassnitz (Orkan) FAC from in FRG (originally ordered from GDR before German unification); probably ordered from Soviet Union and delivered from Russia after break-up of Soviet Union 3 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (1989) 1992-1995 3 For 3 Sassnitz (Orkan) FAC from in FRG (originally ordered from GDR before German unification); probably ordered from Soviet Union and delivered from Russia after break-up of Soviet Union 9 M-520 Diesel engine (1989) 1992-1995 9 For 3 Sassnitz (Orkan) FAC from in FRG (originally ordered from GDR before German unification); probably ordered from Soviet Union and delivered from Russia after break-up of Soviet Union 4 An-28TD Bryza-1TD Light transport ac (1993) 1994-1996 (4) Incl 2 M-28M version also used for MP 7 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 Transport helicopter (2006) 2008 7 Second-hand (modernized in Poland after delivery) 5 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 Transport helicopter 2010 2010-2011 5 Armed Mi-17-1V version; for use in Afghanistan Soviet Union (300) Il-10 Sturmovik Ground attack ac (1949) 1950-1953 (300) Most B-33 version from Czechoslovakian production line 3 Yak-17 Fighter aircraft (1949) 1950 3 11 Yak-17UTI Trainer aircraft (1949) 1950 11 (18) An-2 Light transport ac (1950) 1951-1956 18 100 M-1943 160mm Mortar (1950) 1950-1951 (100) Possibly Second-hand (280) M-30 122mm Towed gun (1950) 1950-1960 (280) May incl assembly/production in Poland (400) BTR-152 APC (1951) 1952-1955 (400) (400) BTR-40 APC (1951) 1952-1955 (400) (12) Yak-12 Light aircraft (1951) 1951 (12) Polish designation Jak-12 4 B-34 L/56 100mm Naval gun (1952) 1955 (4) For modernization of 1 Wicher destroyer (100) MiG-17 Fighter aircraft (1952) 1954-1955 (100) (50) Mi-4A Helicopter (1953) 1954-1955 (50) (5) M-XV Type Submarine (1953) 1954-1955 (5) Second-hand (but only 1-3 years old); Polish designation Kaszub (40) Yak-11 Trainer aircraft (1953) 1954-1955 (40) (12) Il-14 Transport aircraft (1954) 1955-1956 (12) (12) MiG-17PF Fighter aircraft (1954) 1955 (12) 4 Project-122/Kronstadt Patrol craft (1954) 1955 4 Polish designation Czujny (80) Il-28 Bomber aircraft (1955) 1955-1957 (80) Incl some Il-28U trainer version 20 Project-183/P-6 FAC (1955) 1956-1958 (20) (300) PT-76 Light tank (1955) 1957-1958 (300) (1500) K-5/AA-1 SRAAM (1956) 1957-1961 (1500) For MiG-19PM and MiG-17 combat aircraft 24 MiG-19 Fighter aircraft (1956) 1957-1958 24 4 Project-122/Kronstadt Patrol craft (1956) 1957 4 Polish designation Czujny (20) SM-4-1B 130mm Towed gun (1956) 1957-1958 (20) (100) SON-9/Fire Can Fire control radar (1956) 1956-1965 (100) For use with S-60 57mm and KS-19 100mm AA guns (5) Top Bow Fire control radar (1956) 1957-1958 (5) For use with SM-4-1 130mm guns (200) BTR-50 APC (1957) 1959-1962 (200) 13 Il-14 Transport aircraft (1957) 1958-1959 13 Il-14P version from GDR production line 11 MiG-19PM Fighter aircraft 1957 1958 11 2 Skory Destroyer (1957) 1957-1958 2 Second-hand; Polish designation Grom 129 ZSU-57-2 SPAAG (1957) 1957-1961 (129) (20) 8K11/Scud-A TEL Mobile SSM launcher (1960) 1961-1962 (20) Incl for missiles with nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) (50) BM-14 140mm Self-propelled MRL (1960) 1961-1962 (50) (50) BM-24 240mm Self-propelled MRL (1960) 1961-1965 50 (5) Il-18 Transport aircraft (1960) 1961-1966 5 Il-18B version (1750) K-13A/AA-2 SRAAM (1960) 1961-1967 (1750) For MiG-21 combat aircraft (140) MiG-21F-13 Fighter aircraft (1960) 1961-1964 (140) MiG-21F-13 version; incl MiG-21U trainer version (80) R-11/Scud-A SSM (1960) 1961-1962 (80) Incl for use with Soviet nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) (800) BRDM-1 Reconnaissance AV 1961 1961-1964 (800) 4 Project-613/Whiskey Submarine (1961) 1962-1965 (4) Second-hand; Polish designation Orzel Class (500) 3M6 Shmel/AT-1 Anti-tank missile (1962) 1962-1963 (500) For 9P27 (BRDM-1) tank destroyer (100) BRDM-1 Tank destroyer (1962) 1962-1965 (100) 9P27 and 9P110 versions (15) Luna/FROG Mobile SSM launcher (1962) 1963-1964 (15) Incl for missiles with nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) 40 S-75 Dvina/SA-2 SAM system (1962) 1963-1966 (40) (1000) V-750/SA-2 SAM (1962) 1963-1966 (1000) (500) 3M11/AT-2a Anti-tank missile (1963) 1964-1965 (500) (31) ASU-85 Self-propelled gun (1963) 1965 (31) (150) KS-1/AS-1 Anti-ship missile (1963) 1963-1965 (150) S-2 (SS-C-2b Samlet) coast defence version (100) P-15/SS-N-2A Anti-ship missile (1963) 1963-1965 (100) For Project-205 (Osa) FAC 13 Project-205/Osa FAC (1963) 1963-1965 (13) Osa-1 version (9) SS-C-2 CDS Coast defence system 1963 1963-1965 (9) 6 Su-7B FGA aircraft (1963) 1964 6 Su-7BM version (250) K-13A/AA-2 SRAAM (1964) 1964-1972 (250) For Su-7B combat aircraft (190) MiG-21PF Fighter aircraft (1964) 1964-1969 (190) MiG-21PF and MiG-21PFM versions; incl MiG- 21US trainer version (80) R-17 Elbrus/Scud-B SSM (1964) 1964-1965 (80) Incl for use with Soviet nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) (2) An-12 Transport aircraft (1965) 1966 (2) 6 An-24 Transport aircraft (1965) 1966-1970 6 (58) Mi-8T Transport helicopter (1965) 1967-1983 58 12 Su-7B FGA aircraft (1965) 1966 12 Su-7BK version (16) 9P117/Scud-B TEL Mobile SSM launcher (1967) 1967-1968 (16) Incl for missiles with nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) 4 Su-7B FGA aircraft (1967) 1968-1969 4 Su-7BK version; incl 2 Su-7U trainer version (87) ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAG (1967) 1968-1971 (87) (228) BM-21 Grad 122mm Self-propelled MRL (1968) 1968-1972 (228) (510) BRDM-2 Reconnaissance AV (1968) 1969-1976 (510) Incl some with AT-3 anti-tank missiles (150) K-13A/AA-2 SRAAM (1968) 1968-1970 (150) For MiG-21RF reconnaissance aircraft (225) MiG-21MF Fighter aircraft (1968) 1968-1981 (225) MiG-21M, MiG-21MF and MiG-21MF-75, MiG- 21UM trainer and MiG-21R reconnaissance versions 8 MR-104/Drum Tilt Fire control radar (1968) 1969-1972 (8) For 8 Modified Obluze patrol craft; Polish designaton MR-104 (20000) 9M14M/AT-3 Anti-tank missile 1969 1970-1985 (20000) Incl for BMP-1 IFV, BRDM-2 tank-destroyers and Mi-2 and Mi-24 helicopters (1406) BMP-1 IFV (1969) 1973-1980 (1406) Polish designation BWP-1 1 Kotlin Destroyer (1969) 1970 1 Second-hand but rebuild before delivery; Polish designation Warszawa (1000) Strela-2/SA-7 Portable SAM (1969) 1970-1972 (1000) Prior to licensed production (30) V-601/SA-3B SAM (1969) 1970 (30) V-601 (SA-N-1) version; for Kotlin destroyer 12 An-26 Transport aircraft (1970) 1971-1973 12 (15) MR-102/Pot Drum Sea search radar (1970) 1970-1977 (15) For 15 Wisla FAC produced in Poland (50) S-125M/SA-3B SAM system (1970) 1971-1979 (50) 17 Su-7B FGA aircraft (1970) 1971-1972 17 Su-7BK version; incl 1 Su-7U trainer version (330) V-55 Diesel engine (1970) 1973-1991 (330) For 330 WZT-2 ARV produced in Poland (1750) V-601/SA-3B SAM (1970) 1971-1979 (1750) (25) 2K12 Kvadrat/SA-6A SAM system (1972) 1973-1978 (25) (1500) 3M9/SA-6 SAM (1972) 1973-1978 (1500) (900) K-13M/AA-2C SRAAM (1972) 1973-1975 (900) For MiG-21MF combat aircraft and Su-22R reconnaissance aircraft (5) P-12/Spoon Rest Air search radar (1972) 1974-1978 (5) Part of 5 SA-6a/2K12 Kub regiments (5) P-15/Flat Face Air search radar (1972) 1974-1978 (5) P-19 (Flat Face-B) version; for use with 2K12 (SA- 6) SAM systems; Polish designation Renata (5) P-40/Long Track Air search radar (1972) 1974-1978 (5) Part of 5 SA-6a/2K12 Kub regiments (5) PRV-9/Thin Skin Height-finding radar (1972) 1974-1978 (5) Part of 5 SA-6a/2K12 Kub regiments (18) Yak-40 Transport aircraft (1972) 1973-1980 18 Incl for government VIP transport 24 Su-20 FGA aircraft (1973) 1974-1975 (24) Su-20R reconnaissance version 2 MR-104/Drum Tilt Fire control radar (1974) 1976 2 For 2 Wodnik training ships; Polish designaton MR- 104 9 2K11 Krug/SA-4 SAM system (1975) 1977-1979 (9) (2000) 3M11/AT-2a Anti-tank missile (1975) 1976-1979 (2000) For Mi-2 helicopters (150) 3M8M1/SA-4 SAM (1975) 1977-1979 (150) (232) 9K31/SA-9 Mobile SAM system (1975) 1976-1980 (232) (50) BTR-60P APC (1975) 1976-1980 (50) BTR-60PU-12 CP version; part of 50 SA-9/9K31 SAM systems (900) K-13R/AA-2B SRAAM (1975) 1977-1978 (900) For MiG-21bis combat aircraft (3500) Strela-1/SA-9 SAM (1975) 1976-1980 (3500) (12) Luna-M/FROG-7 Mobile SSM launcher (1976) 1977-1978 (12) Incl for missiles with nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) 4 Su-7B FGA aircraft 1976 1976-1977 4 Second-hand; Su-7U trainer version 42 MiG-23M Fighter aircraft 1977 1978-1980 (42) MiG-23MF version; incl 6 MiG-23UM (150) R-23/AA-7 BVRAAM 1977 1978-1980 (150) For MiG-23MF combat aircraft (250) R-60/AA-8 SRAAM 1977 1978-1980 (250) For MiG-23MF combat aircraft 17 Mi-14PL ASW helicopter (1978) 1979-1982 (17) Incl 5 Mi-14PS SAR version 4 Mi-24D/Mi-25 Combat helicopter (1978) 1979 4 (1150) 9M111 Fagot/AT-4 Anti-tank missile (1979) 1980-1983 (1150) (25) SET-53 533mm ASW torpedo (1979) 1980-1983 (25) For 6 Pilica FAC (64) 9K33 Osa/SA-8 Mobile SAM system (1980) 1980-1985 (64) (2000) 9M33/SA-8 SAM (1980) 1980-1987 (2000) (80) MiG-21bis Fighter aircraft (1980) 1980-1982 (80) (20) P-15M/SS-N-2C Anti-ship missile (1982) 1983-1984 (20) For Tarantul-1 (Gornik) FAC 2 Project-1241/Tarantul FAC (1982) 1983-1984 2 Polish designation Gornik (500) Kh-25/AS-10 ARM (1983) 1985-1988 (500) Kh-25MR (AS-10A) version; for Su-22 combat aircraft (270) Kh-29/AS-14 Kedge ASM (1983) 1985-1988 (270) For Su-22 combat aircraft 18 53-65 AS torpedo (1984) 1986 (18) For 1 Kilo (Orzel) Class submarine 1 AK-176 76mm Naval gun (1984) 1991 1 For 1 Kaszub corvette produced in Poland (700) K-13R/AA-2B SRAAM (1984) 1985-1988 (700) For Su-22M-4 combat aircraft 16 Mi-24D/Mi-25 Combat helicopter (1984) 1985 (16) 1 MR-302/Strut Curve Air search radar (1984) 1987 1 1 Project-877E/Kilo Submarine (1984) 1986 1 Polish designation Orzel 2 RBU-6000 ASW MRL (1984) 1987 2 For 1 Kaszub corvette produced in Poland (75) SET-53 533mm ASW torpedo (1984) 1986-1988 (75) For 1 Modified Kashin (Warsawa) destroyer, 1 Kaszub corvette and 2 Foxtrot (Wilk) submarines; SET-53M version 110 Su-22 FGA aircraft 1984 1985-1988 (110) Su-22M4 version; incl 20 Su-22UM3K version 1 Su-7B FGA aircraft 1984 1984 1 Second-hand; Su-7 U trainer version (18) TEST-71 AS/ASW torpedo (1984) 1986 (18) For 1 Kilo (Orzel) submarine (800) 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Anti-tank missile 1985 1987-1989 (800) Incl for BMP-2 IFV (250) 9M114 Shturm/AT-6 Anti-tank missile (1985) 1987-1988 (250) Incl for W-3 and Mi-24 helicopters (1) Big Back Air search radar (1985) 1986 (1) For use with SA-5c SAM systems (15) BTR-60P APC (1985) 1986-1988 (15) BTR-60PU-12 CP version; part of 15 SA-13/9K35 SAM batteries (640) Kh-23 Grom/AS-7 ASM (1985) 1986-1989 (640) (100) Kh-25MP/AS-12 ARM (1985) 1986-1989 (100) (16) Mi-24V/Mi-35 Combat helicopter (1985) 1986 (16) Polish designation Mi-24W (25) P-15M/SS-N-2C Anti-ship missile (1985) 1988-1989 (25) For Modified Kashin (Warsawa) destroyer and Tarantul-1 (Gornik) FAC 2 Project-1241/Tarantul FAC 1985 1988-1989 2 Polish designation Gornik (10) Rangir APC/CP (1985) 1987-1988 (10) (3) S-200 Angara/SA-5 SAM system (1985) 1986-1987 (3) (50) S-200/SA-5 SAM (1985) 1986-1987 (50) 60 Strela-10/SA-13 Mobile SAM system (1985) 1986-1988 (60) (1500) Strela-10/SA-13 SAM (1985) 1986-1988 (1500) (16) 2B11 120mm Mortar (1986) 1987 (16) (40) 9M79/SS-21 SSM (1986) 1987 (40) Probably incl for use with nuclear warheads (under Soviet control) 8 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 Transport helicopter (1986) 1987-1989 8 (4) OTR-21/SS-21 Scarab Mobile SSM launcher (1986) 1987 (4) 2 Project-641/Foxtrot Submarine 1986 1987-1988 2 Second-hand; lease until bought in 1993; Polish designation Wilk Class (100) Strela-3/SA-14 Portable SAM 1986 1987 (100) (50) V-601/SA-3B SAM (1986) 1988 (50) V-601 (SA-N-1) version; for Modified Kashin destroyer 1 Project-61MP/Kashin Destroyer 1987 1988 1 Second-hand but modernized before delivery; lease until bought in 1993; Polish designation Warszawa 1 Su-7B FGA aircraft 1987 1988 1 Second-hand (8) 2S7 Pion 203mm Self-propelled gun (1988) 1989 (8) (250) 9M115 Metis/AT-7 Anti-tank missile (1988) 1989 (250) (62) BMP-2 IFV (1988) 1989 (62) Polish designation BWP-2 12 MiG-29 Fighter aircraft (1988) 1989-1990 12 Incl 3 MiG-29UB version; 3 more cancelled 1991 (40) R-27/AA-10 BVRAAM (1988) 1989-1990 (40) For MiG-29 combat aircraft (200) R-60/AA-8 SRAAM (1988) 1989-1990 (200) For MiG-29 combat aircraft and Mi-24 combat helicopters (75) R-73/AA-11 SRAAM (1988) 1989-1990 (75) For MiG-29 combat aircraft 1 Mi-14PL ASW helicopter (1990) 1990 1 Second-hand; Polish designation MI-14PW Ukraine 40 R-27/AA-10 BVRAAM 2016 2016 (40) PLN128 m [$32 m) deal; R-27R1 version; for MiG- 29 combat aircraft