The
Polish Army plans to acquire up to 1,000 new tanks in different variants,
reported local daily Rzeczpospolita. It is expected that Poland’s
Ministry of Defense will sign a deal to launch production of the Anders,
the tank prototype developed by Bumar Group’s OBRUM Gliwice research
unit, according to the Polish newspaper.
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“The
order will be placed with the Polish defense industry, but to boost the
design and production phase, it will be vital to cooperate with top foreign
defense manufacturers,” said retired . Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak,
Poland’s deputy defense minister responsible for the armed forces’
modernization.
The
Polish tank program is part of a plan to overhaul the country’s
land forces. In January, Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said
that “launching a national tank program as part of efforts to increase
the [land forces’] mobility” is one of the Army’s key
modernization priorities.
The
amount of the planned purchase was not disclosed by the deputy defense
minister.
As
earlier reported, the prototype is a 32- to 40-ton vehicle, depending
on the configuration. The light tank carries a 120mm gun by Swiss group
Ruag, and it can carry a crew of three to seven. The Anders was fitted
with a 530-kilowatt engine produced by Germany’s MTU Friedrichshafen,
which enables a maximum speed capacity of 50 mph. Its turret was equipped
with a Trophy active protection system made by Israel’s Rafael.
The
Polish military plans to begin testing the Anders within two years, Skrzypczak
said.
The Polish-made main battle tank Anders was presented for the first time at the Defence Exhibition in Paris, Eurosatory 2012. The Anders was equipped with a Belgian CMI Defence turret CT-CV. The CT-CV turret has been developed by CMI Defence as a private venture and is armed with a stabilised 105mm rifled gun. It is coupled to a computerised day/night fire control system and a bustle mounted automatic loader. A 7.62mm machine gun is mounted coaxial with the main armament.
The main armament can also firing the anti-tank guided missile Falarick which has a maximum firing range of 5,000 m.
The Polish-made main battle tank Anders was presented for the first time at the Defence Exhibition in Paris, Eurosatory 2012. The Anders was equipped with a Belgian CMI Defence turret CT-CV. The CT-CV turret has been developed by CMI Defence as a private venture and is armed with a stabilised 105mm rifled gun. It is coupled to a computerised day/night fire control system and a bustle mounted automatic loader. A 7.62mm machine gun is mounted coaxial with the main armament.
The main armament can also firing the anti-tank guided missile Falarick which has a maximum firing range of 5,000 m.
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