On Tuesday, February 28, at the office of Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. Mariusz Błaszczak approved a framework agreement between the Armed Forces Agency and a consortium of companies Polish Armed Forces Group S.A. and Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. for the transportation of 1400 Combat Infantry Wozów Borsuk. erstwhile information reported a supply of 1,000 machines.
BWP Borsuk was designed by Polish engineers, presently respective pieces are tested by the military. Badgers are to replace BWP-1 originating from the Warsaw Pact. The Borsuk combat wagons are adapted to swim, decision on caterpillars, are armed with a remotely controlled tower with a 30 mm cannon. The crew is 3 military, the vehicle can transport 6 soldiers to the area of the battlefield. It can besides support infantry divisions.
At the office of Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak approved a framework agreement between the Armed Forces Agency and a consortium of companies @PGZ_en and Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. for the transportation of 1,400 combat infantry vehicles #BORSUK.
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— Ministry of Defence (@MON_GOV_PL) February 28, 2023
Today the Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak at the office of Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. approved a framework agreement between the Armed Forces Agency and a consortium of companies Polish Armed Forces Group S.A. and Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. for the transportation of 1,400 combat vehicles. About the fresh transaction We wrote it last week.1000 machines, however. The Deputy Prime Minister besides informed that the method Modernisation Council had approved a fresh project, which would besides be entrusted to Huta Stalowa Wola.
Design of preparations, then the production of a combat infantry car heavier than the Borsuk. It will be a combat infantry car which will consist of 2 basic elements, i.e. the KRABA chassis, which is produced here, in HSW under Korean licence and from the tower, from the remotely controlled tower strategy 30, which will go to Borsuka, but will besides go to this version of the heavier Borsuka. This heavier version of BORSUKA will be the basic equipment for the 18th Mechanized Division, so it will cooperate with ABRAMS, which will be equipped with just 1st Armored Brigade in the 18th Mechanized Division - Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak.
BWP #BORSUK will work very effectively with the K2 tank divisions which will enter the equipment of, among others, the 16th Mechanized Division. BORSUK has a advanced mobility and ability to overcome field obstacles, including water obstacles. pic.twitter.com/TfZV0iWDx5
— Ministry of Defence (@MON_GOV_PL) February 28, 2023
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In early February, during a press conference at a press conference in the 18th Mechanized Division, the Prime Minister pointed out that thanks to the sealing of the financial strategy and its repair, he allowed to finance arms spending from 2015. It was noted that in 2023. up to 4% of Polish GDP will be allocated to defence expenditure. It is an amount of PLN 99.4 billion. In 2015 it was only PLN 37 billion, or 2.2% of GDP. This is an increase of over 160 percent. Moreover, as Morawiecki emphasizes, since 2015 the number of Polish soldiers has increased from 95 1000 to about 164 thousand.
Since Russia's attack on independent Ukraine in 2022, the Polish government has intensified efforts to arm and increase the army's population. In December 2022, a Korean ship arrived at the port in Gdynia, which carried the purchased ship in July K2 tanks and K9 cannonhaubice. Poland has concluded a framework agreement with Hyundai Rot to get a full of 1000 K2 tanks and their Polishized developmental version of K2PL together with accompanying vehicles, as well as training and logistics package, ammunition supply and method support of the manufacturer. In turn, the framework agreement concluded with Hanwha defence includes the acquisition of a full of 672 self-propelled Haubic K9A1 and their poloniumed developmental version of K9PL together with accompanying vehicles, as well as training and logistics package, ammunition supply and method support of the manufacturer. In Morąg on 26 August, Minister of National Defence approved executive contracts for the supply of 180 K2 tanks and 212 haubic K9 tanks for the Polish Army. The tanks are to be delivered by Hyundai Rotem from 2022 to 2025, and the Haubice Hanwha Defense, from 2022 to 2026. It was from this order that the Polish side received the machines today.
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In addition, negotiations on the acquisition of K239 Chunmoo rocket launchers ended in October. The first 18 launchers, integrated with the Polish vehicles JELCZ and ammunition, are to be ready by 2023. Ultimately, the Polish army will receive 300 launchers and a large supply of ammunition.
On Tuesday 27 December 2022 Mariusz Błaszczak concluded a transportation contract with the Minister of Defence of France Sébastien Lecornu 2 reflection satellites with reception station in Poland. The head of the Polish MON indicated that the Polish side will have access to satellite imagery after signing the contract. They will yet operate within the French constellation. The fresh satellites will increase the capabilities of the Polish Army to get exploratory data based on reflection satellites operating within the French-Polish constellation. Thanks to them, it will be possible to get reconnaissance data in the field of image designation with an accuracy of up to 30 cm, and operating within the constellation will let to visualize a much larger area of the Earth than is possible in 1 country.
In May it began recruitment for voluntary essential military service. The application for appointment could be completed at promotional and information stands. This is an component of the Home defence Act. The Act proposes financing and modernisation mechanisms, as well as indicating a model to scope 300 1000 soldiers in the Polish armed forces (250 1000 in operational units and 50,000 in the Territorial Defence Forces). January of this year the formation of the fresh division has begun Polish Army - 1st Legion Infantry Division. It will operate mainly in the Podlaskie Voivodeship and fill the gap between already operating 16. Mechanized Division and 18 Mechanized Division. The Ministry of Defence notes that the concept of establishing a fresh tactical union was prepared by an experienced commander General Norbert Ivanowski. It will be 1 of 2 fresh tactical units to strengthen the defence possible of the Polish Army.
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