Military of Poland
| Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland | |
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| Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
   
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| Motto |
God, Honor, Fatherland (Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna) |
| Service branches |
Polish Land Forces Polish Air Force Polish Navy Polish Special Forces Territorial Defence Force |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander |
 President Andrzej Duda
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| Minister of Defense |
 Antoni Macierewicz
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| Chief of Staff |
 LTG Leszek Surawski |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No (since 2010) |
| Available for military service |
18,830,448, age 15–49 (2015 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
15,583,917, age 15–49 (2015 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
515,000 (2015 est.) |
| Active personnel | 130,000 (2017) (ranked 42nd) |
| Reserve personnel | 62,000 (National Reserve Forces and cadets) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $9,6 billion (FY2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 2,01% (FY2017) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers |
Polish Defence Holding WZM S.A. PZL-Świdnik HSW S.A. OBRUM |
| Foreign suppliers |
 United Kingdom India France Israel Sweden Mexico Finland Italy Japan Canada Norway Switzerland Turkey Brazil Spain United States South KoreaFormer:  Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
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| Annual exports |
 European Union Nigeria Malaysia Armenia Vietnam Serbia Iraq Ukraine Libya Georgia Iran Estonia
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| Related articles | |
| History |
List of Polish wars Timeline of the Polish Army |
| Ranks | Polish Armed Forces rank insignia |
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, abbreviated SZ RP; popularly called Wojsko Polskie in Poland, abbreviated WP—roughly, the "Polish Military") are the national armed forces of the Republic of Poland. The name has been used since the early 19th century, but can also be applied to earlier periods.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland are the Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe), Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne), Polish Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne) and Territorial Defence Force (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej) and are under the command of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland.
From 2002 until 2014, Polish military forces were part of the Coalition Forces that participated in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan led by NATO. Poland's contribution to ISAF was the country's largest, since its entrance into NATO.
Polish forces also took part in the Iraq War. From 2003 to 2008, Polish military forces commanded the Multinational Division (MND-CS) located in the South-Central Occupation Zone of Iraq. The division was made up of troops from 23 nations and totaled as many as 8,500 soldiers. It is regarded as one of the most professional militaries in Europe.
Pursuant to the national security strategy of Poland, the supreme strategic goal of Poland's military forces is to ensure favourable and secure conditions for the realization of national interests by eliminating external and internal threats, reducing risks, rightly assessing undertaken challenges, and ably using existing opportunities. The Republic of Poland’s main strategic goals in the area of defence include:
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