Service Appreciation Day
Wednesday’s program of events on the PGZ stage began with the signing of a letter of intent concerning the establishment of a Service Appreciation Day. The document was signed on behalf of the PGZ Foundation by Justyna Wawrzyńska-Bąk, President of the PGZ Foundation Management Board. She was joined by Marzena Wiśniewska, Member of the Management Board of the Grow Up With Us Foundation, which initiated the project.
Photos: PGZ
The initiative aims to establish a nationwide day dedicated to expressing gratitude to soldiers, police officers, firefighters, rescuers and all those serving to ensure the security of the state and its citizens. Service Appreciation Day is intended to be a social and non-partisan initiative. Its purpose is to foster respect for public service and raise awareness of the importance of the everyday work performed by those who safeguard our security.
🇵🇱 DZIĘKUJEMY TYM, CO SŁUŻĄ OJCZYŹNIE. CHCEMY, BY CAŁA POLSKA BYŁA RAZEM Z NAMI 🤝
📝 Fundacja PGZ i Fundacja Dorastaj z Nami podpisały dziś list intencyjny dotyczący inicjatywy ustanowienia Dnia Wdzięczności za Służbę.
🗣️ – Tym, co służą Ojczyźnie – to hasło Fundacji PGZ.… pic.twitter.com/6syCO0CjW7
— Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa🇵🇱 (@PGZ_pl) September 9, 2026
Cooperation between WCBKT and the Ukrainian defense industry
In the presence of Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland, an agreement was signed between the Military Central Bureau of Design and Technology and the State Aircraft Repair Plant in Lviv.
The agreement concerns the transfer to the Ukrainian side of the competencies necessary to assemble equipment manufactured by WCBKT. The next stage of cooperation is expected to involve the sale of this equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The document expands cooperation between the Polish and Ukrainian defense industries and opens the way to using WCBKT’s expertise to strengthen Ukraine’s technical and logistics capabilities.
Another step toward launching the Jelcz plant in Racibórz
Ammunition: production of key components in Poland
Seven companies of the PGZ Group and NitroERG have signed an agreement concerning the development of domestic capabilities in propellants, primers, explosives and pyrotechnic technologies.
The cooperation will include joint research and development, technological and industrial activities aimed at increasing the self-reliance of Poland’s defense industry in components used in ammunition, weapons and munitions.
The parties declared cooperation, among other areas, in the development of:
- fuzes and primers;
- initiating, high and propellant explosives;
- components required for their production;
- pyrotechnic materials;
- specialized mixtures used in weapon systems;
- domestic formulations and production technologies.
The agreement is intended to contribute to the development of a complete domestic ammunition production chain. This also applies to relatively small and inexpensive components whose absence can halt the entire technological process and prevent the manufacture of the finished product.
“Our products often consist of many small components that until now have been imported from abroad. They are relatively inexpensive and lightweight, but they are of critical importance to the entire technological process. Without them, it is impossible to manufacture the finished product. Together with NitroERG of the KGHM Group and key PGZ companies, we have signed an agreement aimed at creating the capabilities needed to manufacture these components at facilities located in Poland. We want the entire process, from individual components to finished ammunition, to be carried out domestically,” – said Arkadiusz Bąk, First Vice President of the Management Board of PGZ.
The agreement marks another step toward building a modern and resilient defense industry ecosystem based on domestic capabilities, secure supply chains and cooperation between Polish companies.
