According to Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak the country is in “advanced” talks to purchase Swedish early warning aircraft and is hopeful that these talks will soon come to a close.

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Since Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February of last year, Poland has increased military spending, with the government promising to double the size of the army and devote 4 percent of GDP to defense in 2023.

“We are already engaged in thorough negotiations, which I hope will soon be successfully concluded. This way we strengthen the resilience of Poland, but also of NATO’s eastern flank,” Blaszczak told the media after a meeting of defense ministers from northern Europe near Warsaw.

He said nothing more on the number or as to kind of aircraft that were being discussed.