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U.S. OKs Another $4 Billion Loan To Poland For Defense Equipment Purchases

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, July 25th, 2025

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U.S. OKs Another $4 Billion Loan To Poland For Defense Equipment Purchases

IBCS equipment for Poland at Northrop Grumman's manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The U.S. has agreed to provide Poland another $4 billion in direct loans to help the NATO ally purchase new defense items to continue its military modernization, the State Department said last Friday. “This substantial support reflects Poland’s serious commitment to its own defense and to sharing the burden of NATO’s collective security,” the State Department said in a statement. “Poland remains one of America’s strongest and most dependable allies in Europe—a front-line nation on NATO’s Eastern Flank and a…

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