Mesko Awarded Polish Armed Forces Contract For 3500 PPZR Piorun Manpads 

MESKO S.A., a part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa from Skar?yskoKamienna, has obtained a contract from the Armaments Company for the provision of 3500 PIORUN MANPADS to the Polish Armed Forces. The contract covers the provision of three,500 missiles and 600 beginning mechanisms for PPZR PIORUN, which shall be produced at MESKO S.A. and delivered to the Polish Armed Forces within the coming years. The primary units shall be accessible this 12 months. On 20 December 2016, representatives of the Administration Board of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. and members of the parliament, an settlement was signed between the corporate MESKO S.A., member of the PGZ Group, and the Armaments Inspectorate of the Ministry of Nationwide Defence. Its object is the manufacturing and provide of “PIORUN” man-portable air defence techniques (MANPAD) for the Polish Armed Forces. The worth of the contract is nearly one billion Polish zlotys. Underneath the settlement, in the course of the years 2017-2022 will produce and provide to the Polish Armed Forces 1300 missiles and 420 gripstocks, collectively forming the “PIORUN” man-portable air defence system (MANPAD).

“The PIORUN MANPADS is probably the most modern and technologically superior product, the effectiveness of which is now recognized to the entire world. We’re regularly rising our manufacturing capability to fulfill the wants of the Polish Armed Forces within the shortest attainable time and to satisfy orders from allied international locations. Now we have been making ready for the
elevated depth of labor for a lot of months,” stated El?bieta ?reniawska, President of the Administration Board of MESKO S.A.

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“PIORUN units, one of many flagship merchandise of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, are trendy and efficient missiles from our firm, MESKO. The deliveries will considerably strengthen the shortest layer of our nation’s multi-layer air protection system, through which PGZ is concerned. By investing in trendy infrastructure, we enhance the manufacturing capability of our crops. Due to fixed improvement we will more and more take part in strategic initiatives for the modernization of the Polish military,” stated Sebastian Chwa?ek, President of the Administration Board of PGZ S.A.

The Piorun (which means “thunderbolt” in Polish) is a man-portable air-defense system of Polish manufacturing, designed to destroying low-flying plane, airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial automobiles. The Piorun system together with the launch unit and the missile has a complete weight of 16.5 kg. The design relies on the Soviet-made 9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grail). In February 2022, Mesko firm from Skarzysko-Kamienna efficiently negotiated a cope with the US Division of Protection. Its object is the manufacturing and provide of “PIORUN” man-portable air protection techniques (MANPAD) for the U.S. Military. The Polish Minister of Protection has adopted a decision to offer local-made Piorun GROM-M MANPADS man-portable air protection missile techniques to Ukraine following the tensions with Russia. As a member of NATO, Poland needs to indicate its help to Ukraine by supplying army tools and weapons together with Piorun GROM-M MANPADS man-portable air protection missile techniques.

The set is a deep modernization of the PPZR Grom set, due to this fact the second designation of the missile is GROM-M. It makes use of a brand new short-range missile together with a brand new warhead that may hit a flying goal at a distance from 400 m to six km and from an altitude of 10 m minimal to 4 km most. As compared with its predecessor, the GROM MANPADS, the vary was elevated and the capabilities have been prolonged. Each of those options have been confirmed in fight. The Piorun is designed to be operated by one soldier. It consists of a single-stage projectile, a single-use tubular launcher, a beginning mechanism, and an on-ground energy provide. The Piorun system together with the launch unit and the missile has a complete weight of 16.5 kg, the identical as for the GROM. One of many major options of the brand new Piorun, there’s a mini keyboard on the fitting facet of the set off module which can be utilized to pick out kinds of targets, environments, and work modes. There may be additionally a day/evening optical sight mounted on the tube launcher.