Frag Out! Magazine

Remigiusz WILK r.wilk@wb.com.pl 0048 227312500 :07&.3&-:7 :07&.3&-:7 Zdjęcia i film: MON Polish military also procured the Gladius search and strike system modules. The WB Group has also become involved in the develop- ment of the ZSSW-30 unmanned turret module. The development has been done jointly with HSW. The turret is expected to be inte- grated into the infantry fighting vehicles: Rosomak wheeled IFV, and NPBWP Borsuk platform. One cannot forget about the WB Group's involvement in the Otto- kar Brzoza program, and about the "polonization" of the newly pro- cured K9 howitzers, K2 main battle tanks, and the K239 Chunmoo MLRS systems - all of these platforms would be fitted with FONET and TOPAZ systems, and RADMOR radios. Skarżysko Manufacturing Center Noteworthy, the Group's potential has been expanded through the establishment of the CPS (Centrum Produkcyjne Skarżysko, Skar- żysko Manufacturing Center), created after the manufacturing ca- pacity and methods that could be used to boost that capacity were analyzed. That Center was created at an industrial plant, and it is de- signed to manufacture unmanned systems, with the manufacturing efforts launched in late 2022/early 2023. 200 unmanned systems were manufactured there, before the end of 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, 30 were manufactured per week. Nonetheless, the manufacturing output systematically went up to 40 (April-May), and 50 (starting from June). This required the subcontractors to be verified, and more needed to be hired, to supply enough components to maintain that level of production. CPS currently employs 50 persons, and that number is to be do- ubled by the end of 2023. Most of the employees are female. The plan assumes that the CPS facility would undergo further expansion, becoming capable of manufacturing several different platforms. Up to 400-500 employees are to work there. WB Group's Equipment in Combat War is a dramatic development, but it needs to be said that the actual conflict is the only context, within which the equipment de- signed for combat may prove its worth. This is what is happening when it comes to the events unfolding in Ukraine. The defenders em- ploy Western equipment that gradually, and effectively is replacing the Post-Soviet armament. As Krab howitzers and Regina system C2 vehicles have been sent to Ukraine, TOPAZ and FONET systems have seen combat for the first time. FlyEye UAVs support the Ukrainian artillery units and the remainder of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The drones are praised, given their efficiency, and the low level of losses, stemming from the design and the employment method, allowing the user to use the systems onboard without exposing the UAV, making it vulnerable. Warmate loitering munitions have also been proven useful, in attacking point targets, critical for the adversary. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

• Cover