The first 15 production Borsuk combat vehicles were handed over to the army on Thursday – they will go to the 15th Giżycko Mechanized Brigade. We want Badger to become a Polish export product, and 2026 should become the year of its foreign promotion – emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The ceremony of handing over the first 15 serial Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles to the Polish armed forces, which will be delivered to the 15th Giżycka Mechanized Brigade, took place on Thursday in Stalowa Wola (Podkarpacie).
The head of the Ministry of National Defense thanked everyone involved in the production of these vehicles and emphasized that this is “not our last word.” The agreement concluded between the Armament Agency and the consortium PGZ and Huta Stalowa Wola SA concerns the supply of 111 such vehicles. – The badger is impressive. The badger is a guarantor of our safety, said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
As the Ministry of Defense emphasizes, this vehicle is a modern, floating tracked vehicle that protects soldiers, among others. against fire; It is equipped with a 30 mm cannon, a dual Spike anti-tank missile launcher and a 7.62 mm UKM-2000C machine gun.
Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that he would like Borsuk to become a Polish export product. – I believe that 2026 should be the year of promoting Badger around the world. All our attachés, all diplomatic missions will be obliged to present and hold meetings with the armed forces of our allies or friends to whom we want to deliver them, announced the minister.
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He pointed out that the current version of the Borsuk is the “richest, most prestigious”, but other versions are also needed, such as command and support vehicles for chemical troops. As he added, work on modifications to the car is ongoing.
– We are working on various modifications in all these programs, both floating ones and those that will not need these floating abilities. But Badger is impressive. The badger is a guarantor of our safety – emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister.
Paweł Bejda, the deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense, who was present at the ceremony, assured that Borsuk is an excellent infantry leader. – Our soldiers are waiting for this child who was born here, in Huta Stalowa Wola. This infantry combat vehicle, first of all, fills the gaps left by old, obsolete post-Soviet equipment, but at the same time it gives a sense of security to soldiers who serve in the 15th Giżycko Mechanized Brigade, which is subordinated to the 16th Mechanized Division, Bejda noted.
The head of the Armament Agency, Major General Artur Kuptel, said that the soldiers, who had already tested four prototypes of the Badgers, “checked how it drives, how it shoots, how it can be operated on a modern battlefield” and admitted that the vehicle had gained their recognition. – I will say more: most soldiers are already waiting for this wonderful equipment in much larger quantities for our Polish soldiers – added General Kuptel.
The Borsuk is a modern tracked vehicle designed to transport and protect the crew and infantry soldiers against fire from small arms, anti-tank grenade launchers and IEDs. The Badger's armament consists of a 30 mm Mk 44S Bushmaster cannon, a dual Spike ATGM launcher and a 7.62 mm UKM-2000C coupled universal machine gun.
The armament is located in the remotely controlled ZSSW-30 turret system. The Borsuk has very high tactical mobility, high firepower, and a high level of ballistic and anti-mine resistance.
The transfer of the first 15 Borsuk units is the implementation of the first executive contract for the supply of Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles signed on March 27, 2025. The contract concluded between the Armament Agency, representing the State Treasury, and a consortium of companies consisting of: Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA and Huta Stalowa Wola SA concerns the supply of 111 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.
The value of the contract is approximately PLN 6.57 billion gross. Deliveries are scheduled for 2025-2029. The agreement also includes, among others: training and logistics package.
The executive agreement of March 27, 2025 is the result of the framework agreement of February 28, 2023, which aimed to define the terms and conditions of concluding individual executive agreements related to the delivery of Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles and the entire family of specialized tracked vehicles based on the universal modular tracked platform (UMPG) for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.
As a result of the concluded framework agreement, during the implementation of the entire project, a total of approximately 1,400 vehicles will be acquired, including specialized vehicles, i.e.: ŻUK tracked reconnaissance transporters, OSET tracked command vehicles, GOTEM medical evacuation vehicles, GEKON technical security vehicles and ARES.(PAP) contamination reconnaissance transporters.
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