Poland’s WB Group unveils Warmate 30, latest in drone recon/strike system
The UAV is "designed to detect and engage high-value, time-sensitive targets at long range," the company said.
The UAV is "designed to detect and engage high-value, time-sensitive targets at long range," the company said.
“At a time when Europe faces its most serious security challenges for generations, the opening of MBDA’s new site demonstrates that the relationship between our two nations has never been more important," said UK Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard.
Polish defense firm PGZ said the next step will be to build fully functional prototypes for testing.
The weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA.
The frigate is scheduled to be delivered to the Polish Navy in 2029. Work on the second Miecznik-class frigate is ongoing.
Two other defense agreements between Warsaw and Stockholm were signed as well.
In Ukraine, V-Bat drones have withstood electronic warfare attacks that have downed other UAVs.
Two extra squadrons of F-35s would double the existing order, from 32 to 64.
Poland is now on track to receive over $51 billion in EU loans for its military, after overcoming domestic political hurdles.
According to Poland’s government, the money, which will be spent between 2026 and 2030, will go to a wide variety of systems, including artillery, cybersecurity, ground combat and more.
US Strykers currently in Europe would be transferred to Poland rather than shipped back to the US following a force reduction on the continent, under a proposed plan.
“We are becoming increasingly self-reliant in defense manufacturing. We are not just purchasing weapons, but bringing production to Poland,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said during a signing ceremony.
"I promised that the Arms Factory would not be short of work. We keep our word. The Grot is intended to serve the Polish soldier and Polish security," said Paweł Bejda, Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defense.
Prototypes of Stormrider are currently undergoing tests in the Baltic Sea, just nine months after the design was drawn up, company reps said.