Finansowe uwarunkowania zwiększenia potencjału bojowego sił zbrojnych RP w latach 1998-2002

The aim of this article is to present in what degree financial means forecast to purchase equipment allow to satisfy the armed forces demands to maintain the necessary for Poland’s security level of combat potential. It is also important to answer if there is a possibility to increase our armed forces combat potential to 2002 with existing and forecast Ministry of National Defence financial limitations. Basing on the analyses mentioned above, one can make a conclusion that the amounts of financial means forecast on technical modernisation in 1998-2002 do not reflect our armed forces’ real needs and they do not guarantee the combat potential increase and even maintaining the present state. The authors conclude that without efficient help of the government a significant combat potential improvement and armed forces modernisation cannot be expected in the period under consideration. Taking into account the state difficult financial situation, we should attempt efforts to gain on preferential conditions (leasing, hiring, free transference) for state to the art technologies and ordinance from countries, members of NATO.