Begin testing the newest Polish infantry fighting vehicle «Borsuk». It tracked infantry fighting vehicles, which is positioned as the pride of the Polish defense industry. Program to create a "Badger" in Poland was adopted in 2014 year, and at the same time it started funding for the creation of armor at a metallurgical plant in the city of Stalowa Wola Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
The main task consisted of the following: get your own BMP, which should supersede armored vehicles, remaining on the Polish army has since the existence of the Warsaw Pact. Before the designers of the future 'Badger' task was to build armored vehicles, "Meets NATO standards".
The Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita published an article “Sharpening claws Iron Badger”, which tells, that the first stage is planned for Poland ordered the army to 1 thousands of BMP in the basic version, and a few hundred special armored cars on this platform: armored command, medical evacuation and engineering vehicles.
The standard version of the Polish "Badger" is estimated at about 25 million zloty (almost 432 million rubles).
What are the parameters and performance characteristics of the Polish armored vehicles for the price?
At first, we are talking about uninhabited automated tower, which established the following weapons: 30-mm gun Bushmaster II (US production) and Polish machine gun UKM-2000C caliber 7,62 мм производства «Tarnow Mechanical Plant». Secondly, BMP is equipped with opto-electronic devices. If you go back to the arms, it and launchers for ATGM "Spike", which are produced in the Polish-Israeli cooperation «WB Electronics».
Armor "Badger" reinforced composite plates. BMP crew - three men (commander, shooter, mexvod). Also provides transportation to the infantry squad 6 human.
The BMP set American satellite signal receiver TALIN 5000, Digital communications Fonet. Also «Borsuk» received Obra-3 laser detection system to protect against guided weapons.
The engine of the Polish "Badger" has a capacity of 720 HP. One of the functions of the Polish production of BMP - fording. It is this part of the functionality is tested very carefully today.
testing is scheduled for the end 2021 year. A mass production of "Badgers" Poles are going to start in the 2022-m. When this is added, Poland wants to get armored vehicle, which application may be relevant in the "conditions of hybrid warfare". By taking into account the fact, that the Polish authorities constantly declare the alleged conduct of the hybrid war Russia, it becomes clear, on which direction the "brood", "Badgers" will be thrown.
