During MSPO 2014 a new remotely-controlled turret for ROSOMAK wheeled vehicles and new tracked infantry armoured vehicles (as a replacement for BMP-1s) was revealed.
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This turret, jointly produced by WB Electronics and Huta Stalowa Wola, is being developed for the Ministry of National Defense (MoND) under ZSSW/Zdalnie Sterowany System Wieżowy (Remotely Controlled Turret System). Poland wants to equipped not only ROSOMAK vehicles (this configuration was shown at MSPO 2014), which are already in operational service, but also future infantry armoured vehicles, which will likely be manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wola. Unfortunately, any details on both ZSSW and BMP-1 replacement are undisclosed. The MoND states that more information will be announced in 2016 when research on a prototype is completed.
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At the current stage it is known that the technology integrator and project leader is Huta Stalowa Wola while WB Electronics is responsible for opto-electronic sensors, communications, command and control, and fire management systems (vehicle shown at MSPO 2014 had sensors of Selex ES). It is also known that at the current stage the main armament of ZSSW is an ATK Mk44 BUSHMASTER II 30 mm cannon with a co-axial UKM-2000C 7,62 mm gun and two SPIKE-LR anti-tank missiles (installed on a right side). ZSSW will be equipped with SSP-1 OBRA-3 Laser Warning System.
This was not the only ROSOMAK presented in Kielce. A second premiere was that of the WILK fire support vehicle with a technology demonstrator of CMI Defence’s XC-8 105mm turret. In the past the WILK vehicle has been integrated with CT-CV 105HP turret (designed for wheeled and tracked vehicles of weight between 18 and 30 ton).
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XC-8 is a lightweight turret for vehicles of 15t or more. Its design is based on CT-CV105HP’s but the new turret is mainly destined for medium tracked combat vehicles. The XC-8 can be reinforced by additional plates which enables level 4 ballistic protection (STANAG 4569A).
This turret, jointly produced by WB Electronics and Huta Stalowa Wola, is being developed for the Ministry of National Defense (MoND) under ZSSW/Zdalnie Sterowany System Wieżowy (Remotely Controlled Turret System). Poland wants to equipped not only ROSOMAK vehicles (this configuration was shown at MSPO 2014), which are already in operational service, but also future infantry armoured vehicles, which will likely be manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wola. Unfortunately, any details on both ZSSW and BMP-1 replacement are undisclosed. The MoND states that more information will be announced in 2016 when research on a prototype is completed.
At the current stage it is known that the technology integrator and project leader is Huta Stalowa Wola while WB Electronics is responsible for opto-electronic sensors, communications, command and control, and fire management systems (vehicle shown at MSPO 2014 had sensors of Selex ES). It is also known that at the current stage the main armament of ZSSW is an ATK Mk44 BUSHMASTER II 30 mm cannon with a co-axial UKM-2000C 7,62 mm gun and two SPIKE-LR anti-tank missiles (installed on a right side). ZSSW will be equipped with SSP-1 OBRA-3 Laser Warning System.
This was not the only ROSOMAK presented in Kielce. A second premiere was that of the WILK fire support vehicle with a technology demonstrator of CMI Defence’s XC-8 105mm turret. In the past the WILK vehicle has been integrated with CT-CV 105HP turret (designed for wheeled and tracked vehicles of weight between 18 and 30 ton).
XC-8 is a lightweight turret for vehicles of 15t or more. Its design is based on CT-CV105HP’s but the new turret is mainly destined for medium tracked combat vehicles. The XC-8 can be reinforced by additional plates which enables level 4 ballistic protection (STANAG 4569A).
Robert Czulda