Poland revamping military, more than doubling its army to counter Russian threat: report

Wary of Russia's larger territorial ambitions, Poland has been steadily modernizing its military by boosting its manpower and ordering new equipment from allies.

Plans to modernize its equipment were underway before Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022. But the invasion sped up that process. Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more. 

"The criminal assault carried out by the Russian Federation, targeting Ukraine, and the unpredictable nature of Putin means that we need to accelerate the equipment modernization even further," Mariusz Blaszczak, Poland’s defense minister, told the Defence24portal.