Defence & Space

Rheinmetall wins major order for artillery ammunition

Rheinmetall Denel Munition wins major 155mm ammunition contract. Order worth several hundred million euros, deliveries from 2025 until 2027. It…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

A contractor has been selected for the repair of Mk 75 guns on Polish OHP frigates

The Gdynia Naval Port Command has published information on the outcome of the tender procedure for the repair of two…

2025-07-02 | Rafał Muczyński | 3 minutes

SIPRI: Nuclear risks grow as new arms race looms

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published a report entitled SIPRI Yearbook 2025, which, among other things, discusses the issue of…

2025-06-16 | Redakcja | 10 minutes

Polish 35 mm SA-35 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun with PIT-Radwar

During the recent MSPO trade fair in Kielce, the company PIT-Radwar presented its proposal for a 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun…

2025-06-13 | Przemysław Gurgurewicz | 13 minutes

Rheinmetall wins major order for artillery ammunition

Rheinmetall Denel Munition wins major 155mm ammunition contract. Order worth several hundred million euros, deliveries from 2025 until 2027. It…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

A contractor has been selected for the repair of Mk 75 guns on Polish OHP frigates

The Gdynia Naval Port Command has published information on the outcome of the tender procedure for the repair of two…

2025-07-02 | Rafał Muczyński | 3 minutes

SKW Cryptographic Security Certificate for Polish Comp@n Radio Set from the WB Group

The WB Group announced that the Comp@n system radio set, developed by its subsidiary Radmor, along with the Cryptographic Document Management…

2025-06-14 | Redakcja | 4 minutes

Advancing multi-domain EW operations: Rohde & Schwarz unveils latest innovations at AOC Europe

Rohde & Schwarz demonstrates the next generation of SIGINT/EW systems, sensor fusion and signal analysis solutions, designed to meet the evolving…

2025-05-12 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Autonomous and Unmanned Systems by Łukasiewicz – PIAP at the OPEX 2025 Training Ground in Italy

During the HEDI OPEX 2025 experimental campaign at the CEPOLISPE training ground in Italy, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Industrial…

2025-06-28 | Redakcja | 4 minutes

Paris Air Show 2025: Debut of Foudre – the French HIMARS

As previously announced by Turgis & Gaillard, the 55th International Paris Air and Space Show served as the venue for the…

2025-06-23 | Radosław Niesobski | 2 minutes

Rheinmetall wins major order for artillery ammunition

Rheinmetall Denel Munition wins major 155mm ammunition contract. Order worth several hundred million euros, deliveries from 2025 until 2027. It…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Polish Ministry of National Defence: New Contract for K2 Tanks and Support Vehicles Imminent

In Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, along with Secretary of State at the Ministry…

2025-07-02 | Redakcja | 10 minutes

Bayraktar TB2 and FlyEye Drones to Support Polish Police Manhunt for Killer Near Limanowa

The Bayraktar TB2 drone and FlyEye systems will support the Polish police in the search for 57-year-old Tadeusz Duda, suspected…

2025-06-30 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Galvion’s European Production Hub in Poland is formally opened by the Ambassador of Canada tothe Republic of Poland

Canadian company Galvion announced that the Canadian Ambassador to Poland, Catherine Godin, officially opened the European Production Hub in Gdańsk.

2025-06-26 | Redakcja | 4 minutes

Rheinmetall wins major order for artillery ammunition

Rheinmetall Denel Munition wins major 155mm ammunition contract. Order worth several hundred million euros, deliveries from 2025 until 2027. It…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

A contractor has been selected for the repair of Mk 75 guns on Polish OHP frigates

The Gdynia Naval Port Command has published information on the outcome of the tender procedure for the repair of two…

2025-07-02 | Rafał Muczyński | 3 minutes

East Shield and the Baltic Defense Line: Cooperation and Investment in Defense Are the Cornerstone of Europe’s Security

East Shield, the Baltic Defense Line, the integration of available deterrence and defense capabilities, and EU defense funding were the…

2025-07-02 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Russia Loses World’s Largest Helicopter, Mi-26, in Ukrainian Attack on Crimea

The Security Service of Ukraine reported that during a special operation at the Kirovske military airfield in occupied Crimea, a Pantsir-S1 air…

2025-06-29 | Rafał Muczyński | 4 minutes

Finland Ministry of Defense selects ICEYE for space-based intelligence and surveillance capabilities

The Polish-Finnish company ICEYE and the Finnish Ministry of Defense have signed a Letter of Intent that enables the Finnish Defense…

2025-06-27 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Axiom Mission 4: The Historic Spaceflight of Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

June 25, 2025, will go down in history as the day when the second Pole in our history flew into…

2025-06-25 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes
Shooting

CZ Shooting Team athletes take home 13 medals from the CZ Extreme Euro Open

Sport shooters representing Ceska zbrojovka brought back six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals from Hodonice, along with four…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 4 minutes

Upgraded Z8i Scope from SWAROVSKI OPTIK

Swarovski Optik, the Austrian optics manufacturer with nearly 80 years of tradition, has unveiled an upgraded version of its Z8i…

2025-07-03 | Mariusz Piwowar | 3 minutes

Upgraded Z8i Scope from SWAROVSKI OPTIK

Swarovski Optik, the Austrian optics manufacturer with nearly 80 years of tradition, has unveiled an upgraded version of its Z8i…

2025-07-03 | Mariusz Piwowar | 3 minutes

Streamlight introduces the SL-SideSaddle

Streamlight, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting tools, announces the SL-SideSaddle series, a new hands-free lighting solution built for outdoor adventure…

2025-07-01 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

IFRE 2025: Maskpol Showcases Protective Suits and Gas Masks

Maskpol, a company within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), presented part of its product range—protective suits and gas masks—at the 5th…

2025-06-17 | Michał Ihnatów | 2 minutes

UF PRO Introduces Waist/Flex Belts to Its Product Line

UF PRO, a Slovenian manufacturer of professional apparel and part of the Mehler Systems group, is adding a new accessory to its lineup…

2025-06-06 | Michał Ihnatów | 2 minutes

CZ Shooting Team athletes take home 13 medals from the CZ Extreme Euro Open

Sport shooters representing Ceska zbrojovka brought back six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals from Hodonice, along with four…

2025-07-04 | Redakcja | 4 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025 starts on February 24th

Enforce Tac is an international trade fair aimed at law enforcement officers, experts from government agencies, and representatives of the…

2025-01-30 | Michał Ihnatów | 4 minutes

CZ Introduces the New CZ P-10 C PORTED Model

CZ P-10 C PORTED – a compact pistol with tamed recoil thanks to an integrated compensator.

2025-07-02 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Meprolight MMX3 and MMX4 – Lightweight Magnifiers with Quality Optics

The Mepro MMX3 and MMX4, a new line of compact magnifiers from the Israeli manufacturer. How do they perform in practice and…

2025-06-27 | Krzysztof Ptak | 8 minutes

Paris Air Show 2025: Bayraktar TB3 Debuts

The 55th edition of the International Paris Air and Space Show, held in the French capital, provided an opportunity for…

2025-06-19 | Radosław Niesobski | 3 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Over 100% increase in gun permits in Poland in 2024

The Polish Police have released statistical data on firearm permits issued in 2024. An increasing number of Poles now hold…

2025-02-20 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

Firearms In Poland 2023: Number of permits continues to grow

The National Police Headquarters has released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and firearms themselves in the hands of…

2024-02-17 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

5 Best Value ATN Rifle Scopes Under €1500

ATN is a leading manufacturer of daytime optics, smart night vision, and thermal vision technology. The innovative features and ergonomic designs…

2022-11-11 | Redakcja | 8 minutes

MILMAG Visits Grand Power

Grand Power is a Slovak manufacturer of the acknowledged good quality firearms. Take part in our guided tour with English subtitles.

2022-05-23 | Redakcja | 1 minutes

Meprolight MMX3 and MMX4 – Lightweight Magnifiers with Quality Optics

The Mepro MMX3 and MMX4, a new line of compact magnifiers from the Israeli manufacturer. How do they perform in practice and…

2025-06-27 | Krzysztof Ptak | 8 minutes

Streamlight TLR-7 HL-X – a Bayonet of Light for Your Weapon

The devil’s not so scary once you shine a light on him—and he’s certainly easier to neutralize in the spotlight. A weapon-mounted flashlight…

2025-06-09 | Anna Mielczarek | 6 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

Domestic And Export Agreements Of The Łukasiewicz – PIAP In 2021

The Research Network Łukasiewicz – Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements PIAP have summarised their this year’s deliveries to security and public order services both at home and abroad.

On 22 December this year, the Research Network Łukasiewicz – Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements PIAP informed the editorial team of the MILMAG Military Magazine of the sales of more than a dozen of specialised robots to Polish and foreign customers from security and public order sector.

A medium pyrotechnic robot PIAP GRYF in the Border Guard service. Image: Border Guard (SG).

As one of the most important orders made in the passing year by the domestic markert, the Łukasiewicz – PIAP considers five heavy pyrotechnic robots PIAP IBIS, which were contracted by Polish Police (Five Large-Size Łukasiewicz-PIAP Robots Delivered To Polish Police Bomb Disposal Technicians).

The key issue for the Institute was also the delivery of the second and the last batch of the patrolling-portable robots (RPP) – so-called Engineering Robot 1806 – for the Polish Army, numbering a total of 35 machines (Additional RPP robots delivered to the Polish Army).

The subsequent orders have been delivered for the foreign entities. The Institute provided its robotic solutions to customers from Israel, France, Indonesia and Italy. The armed and security forces of the aforementioned states have been equipped with PIAP TRM as well as PIAP GRYF robots this passing year (GRYF for Romanian Armed Forces More PIAP robots for Romania).

The mobile robots, developed and manufactured by the Research Network Łukasiewicz – the Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements PIAP, have so far found the recipients in 22 countries. Despite these undisputed successes, the management of the institute still undertakes actions to approach the potential global customers. For instance, throughout this year, shows and tests for the pyrotechnic and bomb disposal security services were performed all over Europe.

A medium pyrotechnic robot PIAP GRYF of the Border Guard. Image: Border Guard (SG)

The next generation of the PIAP GRYF robot enjoys the greatest interest. This is the best known and well-proven model of the medium robot, already in use by several armed forces in the world, from South Korea to Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal and Romania. The PIAP GRYF machine, 48 kg in weight, is adapted to conduct neutralisation actions related to the use of the items and devices, including explosives.

A hybrid running gear system (wheel-cum-track), enables an efficient movement on every surface, in a varied terrain, as well as in the buildings (including movement on the stairways). The wheels can be quickly dismantled, which further reduces the vehicle’s dimensions, and thus facilitates operations in confined spaces, eg on board of an aircraft.

The PIAP GRYF is equipped with, among others, the in-built guiding cameras, working infrared for use in daylight, or night time, as well as a high resolution camera equipped with an optical zoom with a 33 x magnification, and a grip camera that facilitates handling of the dangerous items. Steering is being carried out by a modern, large and lightweight control panel, which – due to its new design – provides for intuitive operating by joysticks, with all levels of manipulation, and ensures smooth movement of the robot. A large touch display makes possible to evaluate from a safe distance the contents of a suspicious cargo, luggage, or even a construction of an improvised explosive device.

A heavy pyrotechnic robot PIAP IBIS. Image: Jarosław Brdak

The PIAP IBIS robots that the Polish Police this year,  are intended to operate in the conditions of a pyrotechnic threat, enabling handling, transport and remote disintegration of suspicious packages or improvised explosive devices.

 

The PIAP IBIS robots can operate, among others, inside public utility facilities, in terminals, sorting rooms, parking lots and runways – therefore in the area of airports, where there is a need to verify and neutralise luggage and packages, that would pose a potential threat. Large mobile robots can also be equipped with additional accessories, such as the pyrotechnic throwers, X-ray scanners, CBRN sensors (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear threats) or explosives’ detectors. Their important advantage is a distant operational reach, ensuring increased safety and comfort of work for the operators. Since 2011, the PIAP IBIS robots have been serving at Polish airports, and the first Polish airport, which received such the equipment, was the Warsaw-Okęcie Airport.

The smallest model among the robots sold this year is PIAP TRM, consisting of a tubular body containing: camera, microphone and white light and/or infrared illuminator. The running gear is consisted of two elastic, rubber wheels, fitted to both sides of the machine. The device is designed to be capable to fall from a height of 9 metres on a hard ground, and therefore the PIAP TRM robot can be thrown into an object (or anywhere in the open space) from a significant distance (15 – 20 metres), and perform the remote reconnaissance.

This tactical throwable robot can be equipped with accessories, i.e. blinding or stunning grenades. This enables to use it, for example, to disorganise and to cause panic among the group of potential assailants. The unique features of the PIAP TRM robot are a silent drive system, the ability to adjust constantly the camera view angle in a full scope of 360 degrees, without a need to use any addtional tools, as well as the ability to use various types of LED illuminators. The advantages also include a lightweight control panel (1.5 kg of weight in the basic version), and its external dimensions, a digital recorder integrated with the control panel, or the ability to operate several robots from one control panel.

 

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