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KTO Rosomak Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Programme (Patria AMV Licence)

completedstage: operational
PLN 4.9 billion
contract value · data from 2003incl. VAT≈ PLN 4.9 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: state funds

The programme for licensed production in Poland of the Rosomak wheeled armoured personnel carrier (KTO), the Polish variant of the Finnish AMV (XC-360) vehicle made by Patria Vehicles Oy. On 15 April 2003 the Ministry of National Defence signed a contract with Wojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne S.A. in Siemianowice Śląskie (now Rosomak S.A.) for the delivery of 690 vehicles in 2004–2013; delivery of all the planned vehicles was to cost PLN 4.925 billion gross, with a declared polonization (local-content) index of 32%. Licence agreements with Patria and with Oto Melara (for the HITFIST-30 turrets) were signed in June 2003. By a decision of the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces of 31 December 2004, the Rosomak carrier was formally adopted into service with the Polish Armed Forces. Series production was carried out at the plant in Siemianowice Śląskie and made the Rosomak the Land Forces' standard wheeled armoured personnel carrier.

How it went

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Utilisationin use[4]
podstawowy kołowy transporter opancerzony Wojsk Lądowych
Current
690 pojazdów dostarczonych w latach 2004–2013, w służbie jako podstawowy KTO
Capacity or target
690 pojazdów (umowa z 2003 r.)

Timeline

  1. Construction start15 Apr 2003
  2. Original date2013
  3. Delivery2013

Change history

  • 31 Dec 2004stage: operational

Significance

The KTO Rosomak programme built domestic capability in Poland for the licensed production of a modern wheeled armoured personnel carrier and made the Rosomak the Land Forces' standard APC, forming the backbone of mechanised infantry sub-units. The plant in Siemianowice Śląskie (Rosomak S.A.) became a permanent centre for the vehicle's production and servicing, and the Rosomak family served as the basis for further specialised versions.

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  1. [1]15 lat KTO Rosomak w Siemianowicach Śląskich Cz. 1 ↗archived ✓
    ZBiAM2018
    StageCostConstruction startOriginal dateDeliveryInvestor
    StageDecyzją szefa Sztabu Generalnego WP z 31 grudnia 2004 r. transporter Rosomak przyjęto formalnie do uzbrojenia Sił Zbrojnych RP
    CostDostawa 690 zaplanowanych do zakupu wozów tego typu miała pochłonąć 4,925 mld PLN brutto
    Construction start15 kwietnia 2003 r. Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej zawarło z Wojskowymi Zakładami Mechanicznymi umowę na dostawę 690 pojazdów
    Original date · Deliveryumowę na dostawę 690 pojazdów w latach 2004–2013
    InvestorWojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne S.A. w Siemianowicach Śląskich (obecnie Rosomak S.A.)
  2. [2]KTO Rosomak ↗archived ✓
    Wikipedia (en)2026
  3. [3]Rosomak Armoured Modular Vehicles, Poland ↗archived ✓
    Army Technology
  4. [4]opisybroni.pl ↗archived ✓
    StatusFundingUtilisation
    StatusOstatecznie w pierwotnym harmonogramie czasowym w latach 2004-2013, zrealizowano dostawę 570 pojazdów Rosomak, z tego 359 maszyn w wersji bwp, w odmianie z wieżą Hitfist-30P i 211 pojazdów bazowych.
    FundingŚrodki finansowe przeznaczone na ten cel miały wynieść 5,3 mld PLN, co dawałoby roczny wydatek z budżetu MON na poziomie 600 mln PLN.
    UtilisationOcena eksploatowanych w SZ RP Rosomaków już po kilku latach spowodowała sformułowanie wniosków odnośnie do modyfikacji samego transportera, jak i jego wyposażenia.