Polish defense contractor Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and Samsung Techwin signed the contract to supply chassis for polish Krab 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs). Hanwha Techwin Co., the defense and aircraft engine making unit of Hanwha Group, announced on December 15 that it signed a US$260 million deal (308.1 billion won) with Poland’s state-run defense […]

WB Electronics S.A., the continuator of technological transformation in the Polish army and the defence sector, has developed new DragonFly combat unmanned quadrocopter. The DragonFly micro unmanned quadrocopter designed in order to support the following combat operations, depending on the payload in use: Surveillance, detection, recognition and identification of the objects of interest (EO/IR payload GS9), Detection and strike […]

The Polish Armed Forces have ordered the batch of 200 RGP–40 Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher. Polish Army is the first army in Europe which introduced this kind of weapon for line units (not for SOF or police). The RGP–40 is a semi-automatic, six-shot weapon using  40 mm x 46 NATO grenades and developed by Zakłady Mechaniczne “Tarnów” S.A.. According to the […]

On 17th – 18th November 2016 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland, was the host of the international scientific conference “Territorial Defence and Its Role in the Contemporary Security Systems” , an event under the honorary patronage of the Chief of the Polish National Security Bureau, Mr. Paweł Soloch. The Faculty of the National Security of the College […]

The Polish Ministry of Defence will award Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. facility a contract for a 96 serial production «Krab» 155-mm self-propelled howitzers. That was reported by www.defence24.com. During his visit at the Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. facility, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz confirmed the fact that Polish Ministry of Defence and HSW S.A. finally agreed upon the content of the […]

In October, Leonardo-Finmeccanica participated in the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior 2016 event – the largest demonstration of unmanned maritime systems ever held. Among the technologies the company showcased at the event were the SOLO UAS and the capabilities of the skyISTAR mission management system. The SW-4 SOLO UAS is based on the proven SW-4 light […]

Polish Ministry of Defence looks to buy new Homar-300 tactical missile system developed by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and Lockheed Martin Company. The Homar-300 tactical missile system with 300 km range will be contracted in 2017, that was reported by Zespół Badań i Analiz Militarnych. The Polish Ministry of Defence (MoD) planned to purchase sixty WR-300 launchers by 2022. These would […]

The first two Leonardo M346 «Bielik» advanced jet trainers  for the Polish Air Force arrived at Polish Air Force Academy in Deblin on Monday 14 November 2016. The M346s will enter into service with the 4th Training Wing Squadron at Poland’s Deblin base. With the M346, the base aims to become an international hub for the training […]

Units from Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania along with Canadian mentors began executing Military Decision Making Process for peace support operations in the context of Exercise MAPLE ARCH 16, on 9th November 2016. Staff officers from LITPOLUKRBRIG Ukrainian Assault Airborne Battalion, Lithuanian Grand Duchess Birutė Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Polish 5th Podhale Riflemen, Air Defence, Combat Logistical, […]

Poland has scrapped a 13.5 billion zlotys ($3.5 billion) deal for 50 Airbus utility helicopters that were to be delivered to the Polish army, the economy ministry said late on Tuesday. “Poland considers the negotiations regarding the offset agreement with Airbus Helicopters related to the contract for the purchase of Caracal multi-role helicopters for the […]