The article is an account of activities conducted in the field of standardization related to State defence and security for the development of military standards in the area of water supply for forces in field conditions. This adheres to the level of European defence standardization procesess. Thus, a type of summary has been presented of this not so popular case, when – for the very first time in the history of Polish military standardization – national defence standards have become the standards within the European range. What has been pointed out in this aspect is the importance and the need to promote – in a similar way – the achievements of military standardization in other areas of social and economic life, especially in the field of State defence and security, as well as anywhere where Poland has a potential and considerable achievements on a global scale. Such actions – except for a considerable contribution to improving a positive image of Poland in international relations – may be one of the ways to gain a more effective access to information and markets, education and development.