The article presents issues related to armaments policy as part of state policy, i.e. comprehensively defining the directions of development and state intervention in this area. The author formulates conclusions for Polish armaments policy, focusing on the systemic approach to its establishment and implementation and strategic management of the state. The presented research findings are divided into the following main parts: the essence of armaments policy; institutional aspects; national industrial potential and production capacity; research, development and innovation. Issues of planning and programming state activities in accordance with specific priorities and national interests are raised, including in the area of investment in the development of military equipment and technology and determining the directions of development of the national defence industry, increasing production capacities, national sovereignty (technological and decision-making autonomy), as well as strengthening the defence research and development system. The author also refers to the provisions of national and allied strategic documents. The aim of the article is to analyze the state’s armament policy from a strategic perspective on the example of Poland. The main research problem is contained in the question: what are the repercussions for national security of the state’s actions or lack thereof in the field of armaments policy? The research hypothesis put forward by the author is that the adoption national an armament policy in the form of a strategy would contribute to increasing the effectiveness of management of the state’s defence and economic development, including the technical modernization of the Armed Forces and the defence industry. The establishment of an armament policy would therefore allow the necessary (in the face of a threat) armament process not to lead to the financial collapse of the state (as a result of directing orders abroad), but to become a driving force for the development of the domestic economy based on high technologies. The article was developed using literature review and reasoning methods. It is based on previously published data, public documents, and expert studies.