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Poland in talks to buy Swedish early warning aircraft, minister says

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak speaks in front of the HIMARS system during an event marking the delivery of the first HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) to the Polish Army at the airport in Warsaw, Poland May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Poland is in advanced talks to buy Swedish early warning planes and hopes negotiations will be finalised shortly, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Monday.

Poland has ramped up military spending since Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February last year, with the government pledging to double the size of the army and spend 4% of GDP on defence in 2023.

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