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The government of Poland has signed a framework agreement for the delivery of more than 10,000 Warmate loitering drones.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz signed the important contract with the Armament Agency and WB Electronics SA for deployment to the Polish Army in Warsaw on 15 May.
The Warmate loitering ammunition is designed as a standalone system, carried by soldiers or as a vehicle armament, to identify and destroy lightly armoured targets or enemy infantry.
The system is equipped with control modules that allow full automation of most flight phases and support the operator in the targeting phase.
Implementation agreements will be signed cyclically, in order to most often buy the latest version for the Polish Army, according to Kosiniak-Kamysz.
“Ukraine’s experience, the production capabilities that Ukraine has gained during the conflict, the change in the types of equipment used over the past three years, and the impact of drones and anti-drone systems, this is an absolute revolution in the perception of combat operations,” Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said (translated) during the event.
“Poland will not be left behind. Poland is one of the leaders … We also plan, following the example of the Cyber Legion, to create a group of people willing not to serve in the army, but to help and defend the homeland, to support preparatory activities in the form of people supporting the army: experienced drone operators.
“The Drone Legion, next to the Cyber Legion, will be a place where people willing to volunteer, support soldiers, learn, create a support group and be ready to use at the moment of greatest danger.”
The agreement, valid until the end of 2035, assumes the acquisition of approximately 1,000 sets of drones under subsequent implementation agreements. Future deliveries of the acquired loitering ammunition will include its latest development versions.
“The WB Electronics company has permanently entered the landscape of the Polish arms industry. We put an equal sign between the state arms industry and the private arms industry,” Deputy Minister of Defence Paweł Bejda said (translated) after signing the agreement.
“We make sure that all equipment purchased for the Polish army is the best and at the best possible price.
“Today we signed a contract for loitering ammunition, which has fulfilled its tasks in an absolutely perfect way also in Ukraine.
“We will support the Polish defence industry, the Polish arms industry. We will fill the army with this equipment related to drones, with unmanned troops.
“Unmanned troops are, and we are currently fulfilling our tasks related to the purchase of equipment for unmanned troops, and today this contract is an example of this.”
