Poland and Canada have renewed their bilateral defense cooperation agreement, expanding coordination on military training, capability development, and defense industrial projects.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his Canadian counterpart, David McGuinty, signed the document during a meeting in Kielce, 180 kilometers (112 miles) south of Warsaw.
The deal provides a framework for closer military-to-military cooperation, joint exercises, and collaboration between the two countries’ defense industries.
It updates an earlier agreement signed in 2022.
Polish troops are expected to travel to Canada to take part in joint training, including exercises in the Arctic.
Warsaw is seeking to draw on Canada’s experience operating in polar environments, while both countries plan to participate in additional NATO drills.
Their armed forces already serve together in Latvia, where Canada leads NATO’s multinational brigade, and Poland contributes troops to the formation.
Defense Industrial Cooperation
The meeting also focused on expanding defense industrial ties and identifying opportunities for joint procurement and production.
The meeting also covered industrial cooperation.
Canada was the lead partner country at the 2026 International Defence Industry Exhibition, an annual defense trade show held in Kielce.
Its delegation included 158 companies and 29 government organizations, according to the Canadian Department of National Defense.
Warsaw and Ottawa are examining joint procurement and production opportunities, including projects supported through the European Union’s Security Action for Europe, a defense financing mechanism.
Earlier bilateral plans identified radars, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, and AI as potential areas of cooperation.
Other fields include vehicles, aviation, naval modernization, and drones.
The two countries have also discussed technology transfers, joint production, and measures to strengthen defense supply chains.
Kosiniak-Kamysz said the two sides were preparing an agreement to sell Polish-made equipment, including drones, to Canada.
