President Andrzej Duda signed a law amending the provisions on the Military Property Agency, whose main nonsubjective is to improve the management of military assets and to increase the efficiency of the State's safety and defence activities.
The fresh rules let the Agency, inter alia, to transfer or sale movable property of the Treasury, including weapons and dual-use items, to the armed forces of another countries. The amendment was adopted by the Sejm on 4 April 2025, then unanimously approved by the legislature on 23 April, and signed by the president on 29 April. The Act will enter into force 14 days after it has been announced in the authoritative diary of the Acts.
These changes mean an crucial extension of the powers of the Military Property Agency, which has so far focused mainly on the management and sale of withdrawn military equipment on the home market, including, for example, vehicles, tools, real property or another property not already in usage by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. At present, AMW will gain real tools for wider global cooperation, especially with partner countries within NATO and the European Union.
The amendment allows both the free transfer of property and its free disposal. The value of the equipment will be determined on the basis of the marketplace price, taking into account its consumption, physical or technological progress. In the case of sales, the price may be increased by costs incurred by AMW, specified as R & D expenditure, taxes and another expenditure related to the maintenance and modernisation of equipment. The valuations will be determined in agreement with the applicable bodies subordinate to the Minister of National Defence or the Minister of the Interior.
Although the amendment of the Act is systemic in nature, the background besides shows the current context – related to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Poland has been 1 of the most active states supporting Kiev militarily. According to estimates of the Centre for east Studies and global think tank data, the value of Polish military aid to Ukraine by the end of 2024 exceeded EUR 4 billion. Among the equipment provided were T-72 tanks, combat infantry wagons, Krab cannonhaubice, rocket launchers, ammunition, anti-aircraft defence systems as well as light weapons and military vehicles.
To date, the transfer of specified equipment has been possible primarily on the basis of decisions of the government and the Minister of National Defence, and implemented in an extraordinary manner. The fresh rules formalise and simplify this procedure, allowing AMW to act faster and more transparently in akin cases, both for Ukraine and another allies. This means greater flexibility in responding to crisis situations and building strategical relations with partner countries.
The amendment besides organizes competence relations between the Military Property Agency and another military and administrative institutions, which have so far been unclear – especially in the context of co-organization of events promoting the Armed Forces of Poland, specified as the global Air SHOW. AMW will be given the chance to conclude agreements with local governments, universities, NGOs or entrepreneurs to improve the implementation of promotional and educational projects concerning defence.
Although the paper is method and mainly concerns organisational and legal changes, its effects can be long-term. First of all, the amendment to the Act increases transparency and orderly transportation procedures for military equipment, both as part of global support and interior management of army resources. During the increasing geopolitical tensions and increased investment in defence, the anticipation of efficient and formally regulated transfer of equipment may prove crucial. Especially for the NATO border state, which plays a central function in securing the Alliance's east flank.
