Poland buys 1,000 new armoured personnel carriers for its army

Poland buys 1,000 new armoured personnel carriers for its army

Published February 28,2023


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The Polish military is getting greater than 1,000 new infantry combating autos of the kind Borsuk (Badger) and a whole lot of escort autos.

Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed the settlement for the autos on Tuesday on the manufacturing firm Huta Stalowa Wola in south-eastern Poland, the PAP news company reported.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had earlier introduced the order on Twitter, saying: “We guarantee security for Poles.”

Błaszczak instructed the TV news channel TVP Info that the order was the biggest venture ever undertaken by the Polish defence trade.

According to the settlement, the primary 4 Borsuk tanks are to be delivered to the Polish military as early as 2023. He hoped that the opposite deliveries would even be made shortly, Błaszczak stated, with out giving an actual date.

The new Polish-made tanks are to switch the Soviet BMP-1 infantry combating autos beforehand utilized by the military. One of their benefits is that they will function on water.

In addition to the greater than 1,000 tanks, the order consists of, in keeping with PAP and TVP Info, about 400 extra autos, which serve, for instance, reconnaissance, coordination and numerous protecting capabilities.

The order is a part of an enormous improve and modernization of the Polish military, which Błaszczak stated was continuing “at a very fast pace.”

NATO member Poland borders instantly on Ukraine, which is beneath assault from Russia.

Source: www.anews.com.tr