Calculations of anti-tank systems (ATRA) from the units of the Polish army will receive their own means of transportation. As the portal janes.com, The Ministry of Defense of Poland has decided to purchase wheeled armored personnel carriers Rosomak-S (Wolverine).
Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak announced procurement plans 60 wheeled armored personnel carriers Rosomak-S in an unarmed version specifically for the transportation of ATGM crews. planned, that the contract for the supply of machines with Rosomak SA (a subsidiary of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) will be signed before the end of this year. The armored personnel carriers planned for delivery will be specially modified for the implementation of tasks for the transportation of anti-tank systems. Each vehicle must accommodate two ATGM crews in the troop compartment, two Spike LR launchers and eight missiles.
Delivery times of armored vehicles were not reported.
Wheeled armored personnel carrier Rosomak-S (Wolverine) is the Polish version of the AMV vehicle, created by the Finnish company Patria Vehicles Oy. Patria won the tender, which ended in December at 2002 of the year. AT 2003 year, an agreement was signed for the supply of almost 1 thousands of combat vehicles, which are assembled at Polish enterprises. On the basis of the Finnish Patria AMV, a whole family of armored vehicles for various purposes has been created in Poland. Name “Wolverine” was selected by competition, announced in the magazine “New Military Equipment” (New Military Technique).
