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Poland signs contract for armored reconnaissance vehicles

14.08.2024 16:30
Poland has finalized a contract for the acquisition of 28 light armored reconnaissance vehicles for its armed forces. The agreement was signed on August 14 at the Warsaw Armored Brigade.
Warszawa, 14.08.2024. Wicepremier, minister brony narodowej Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz podczas uroczystości podpisania umowy wykonawczej nr 1 na zakup Lekkich Opancerzonych Transporterów Rozpoznawczych Kleszcz, na terenie 1. Warszawskiej Brygady Pancernej Warszawa - Wesoła.
Warszawa, 14.08.2024. Wicepremier, minister brony narodowej Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz podczas uroczystości podpisania umowy wykonawczej nr 1 na zakup Lekkich Opancerzonych Transporterów Rozpoznawczych Kleszcz, na terenie 1. Warszawskiej Brygady Pancernej Warszawa - Wesoła. (jm) PAP/Paweł Supernak

According to Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who shared the news on social media, this is another step in modernizing Poland's military.

The vehicles, commonly referred to as Kleszcz (which means "tick" in English), were developed through a collaboration between AMZ Kutno and military institutes. This purchase meets the requirement that 50% of the funding be spent domestically within Poland.

The contract is valued at approximately 800 million PLN (about 186.7 million EUR), with deliveries scheduled to begin in two years. Initially, the vehicles will be assigned to reconnaissance units of the land forces, replacing older Soviet-era equipment (BRDM-2s).

Source: IAR/MON/PAP

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