We are at the Rosomak SA plant where we sign a framework agreement for 1200 vehicles of the Legwan. They already service well in the Polish Army today. We want more. We are taking a step towards this," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. Modern field wagons are produced in Poland under the Korean licence of KIA LTV as successors to Honkers and UAZ.
As the Minister of National Defence said in Rosomak SA in Siemianowice, it is the day erstwhile another contract is signed with the Polish company for equipment for the Polish Army. We choose the best. This year it is simply a framework agreement for the transportation of vehicles for the Polish Army from Siemianowice Śląski, but there will besides be an executive agreement. The arms manufacture must be the driving wheel of our economy – emphasised Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Framework Agreement of 25 September, signed by the Head of the Armed Forces Agency Brig-Gen Artur Kuptel and the president of the Management Board Rosomak SA Cezary Dominiak expects to buy a full of 1,266 vehicles in various variants (light reconnaissance cars, advanced mobility trucks, 4 x 4), but besides method workshops as well as logistics and training packages. Deliveries are scheduled to end in 2035.
The 4 x 4 iguan was developed for various operational needs based on a light tactical vehicle KLTV (Kia Light Tactical Vehicle). It is powered by a 225 hp diesel engine, has a full independent suspension on all axles and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The equipment of the Legwana includes, among others, a central wheel pumping strategy and a runflat strategy that allows driving after shooting tires. The modular chassis plan allows for the improvement of a variety of specialized versions with a distance of 3.3 m and 4.0 m. Mounted on the roof, the rotor enables the replacement assembly of the Kal rifle. 12.7 mm, 7.62 mm or 40 mm grenade launcher.
– Iguanas already service in the Polish Army, service in the Border Guard, do well on Polish-Belarusian borderWhere they defend our soldiers and make it easier for them to decision quickly. These are vehicles that we build as part of our cooperation with a Korean partner. This shows that this exchange of skills and skills works well – the head of the MON signed.
Let us remind that in 2023, the Armed Forces Agency signed an agreement with the consortium of PGZ and Rosomak worth PLN 1.2 billion for the transportation of nearly 400 LRPs by 2030. Speech about the Polishized version of KLTV, which at Rosomak plants are adapted to the requirements of the Polish army and delivered as LPR Legwan. In September, 4 specified wagons went to the 15th Giżycka Mechanized Brigade. The erstwhile recipient was, among others, the 20th Bartoszycka Brigade Mechanized.
At the end of August, the Polish company liable for production of LPR Legwan informed about the adoption of annexes to contracts concluded in 2023 with KIA Corporation. These agreements extend the power to produce and supply vehicles, let for the creation of specialised options, and besides enable the poloniumisation of products. The Polish company has thus increased the export possible of vehicles from the Legwan household produced in specialized versions. In addition, thanks to the transfer of Rosomak SA technology in subsequent years, it will gain the ability to gradually transfer the production of components of the vehicle to Poland.
