The Polish Ministry of Defence is going to sign an agreement on delivery of the first lot of ZSSW-30 turret systems for the Rosomak APC, early next week – Defence24.pl found out, off the record. This would allow the Rosomak to neutralize a broad range of threats, including heavy armour.
The information that we have obtained suggests that the agreement would be signed, with a consortium led by HSW S.A., and also involving the WB Group, at the beginning of next week. The agreement would cover the acquisition of 70 turrets – this is the first lot that is to be integrated on the Rosomak APC. The APCs would come from the existing inventory.
Ultimately, as announced previously, the Polish Armed Forces would receive 341 Rosomak vehicles with new turrets, and this refers to platforms that are commissioned as brand new. It cannot be ruled out that more ZSSW turrets would be integrated, taking into account the process in which two new divisions are being formed.
ZSSW-30 is a Polish unmanned turret module, developed by HSW, jointly with the WB Group. The development project has been launched in 2013, the first Spike-LR ATGM launches took place in 2016, while the qualification tests programme came to an end in 2021. During the R&D project, the turret was reconfigured multiple times. It originally was to use optoelectronic hardware provided by a foreign partner. Ultimately, both the gunner, as well as the commander have Polish optoelectronics at their disposal, developed by the PCO S.A. company.