On Monday, March 23, 2026, a consortium consisting of MBF Group and entities from Estonia and Ukraine submitted, on March 20 this year, an application in response to the Armament Agency’s notice of its intention to conduct preliminary market consultations regarding the planned procurement of nearly 15 million anti-personnel mines.
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The offer concerns the immediate delivery of anti-personnel mines: directional fragmentation mines, bounding fragmentation mines with a 360-degree lethal radius, and surface fragmentation mines with a 360-degree lethal radius. A significant competitive advantage lies in the integration of communication within the weapon system at multiple levels, including remote initiation of charges via radio, automatic target detection using acoustic and seismic sensor modules, self-configuring RF MESH radio communication networks (with nodes having a range of up to 300 meters), and real-time monitoring of the minefield status. The system has already been deployed in tens of thousands on the battlefield and is used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To this end, MBF Group has established cooperation with a technology partner based in Tallinn (Estonia), supported by engineering and manufacturing capabilities from Kharkiv (Ukraine), in the field of advanced battlefield protection systems and dual-use technologies.
The cooperation has been formalized through the signing of a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, followed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a consortium agreement. Within this structure, MBF Group acts as the leader of the Polish consortium, responsible for coordination, regulatory cooperation, and engagement with institutions of the Ministry of National Defence.
As noted, the direct result of this cooperation is the consortium’s application to participate in the preliminary market consultations conducted by the Armament Agency regarding anti-personnel mines.
The use of RF MESH architecture enables the deployment of decentralized, self-organizing systems that operate without fixed infrastructure and maintain functionality in conditions of interference and electronic warfare (EW). This significantly enhances resilience, situational awareness, and operational control in dynamic environments.
According to information provided by MBF Group, the partner’s solutions have reached at least Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL 7) and have been validated in operational conditions. The partner has also demonstrated scalable production capabilities, including the delivery of over 30,000 electronic components used in active operational systems.
Importantly, the cooperation focuses not only on conceptual or developmental technologies, but also on systems that are largely ready for deployment and enable rapid scaling of production. This allows for a significant reduction in deployment timelines compared to traditional defense development cycles.
The establishment of the consortium was also a formal requirement for participation in Polish defense procurement processes, where the presence of a domestic entity is necessary.
This initiative aligns with broader regional trends in Central and Eastern Europe, where demand is growing for rapidly deployable and scalable solutions in battlefield protection and border security. In the context of evolving security conditions, systems combining anti-personnel mines with advanced sensors and networked control are becoming a key element of modern force structures.
Participation in the Armament Agency’s preliminary market consultations represents the first step toward potential future procurement programs. MBF Group stated that it will provide further information if the project advances to subsequent stages, including formal participation in a tender or contract award.
It should be recalled that, according to information from the Armament Agency dated March 3 this year, the military is seeking information necessary to prepare the description of the subject of the contract for anti-personnel mines, with deliveries planned for 2026–2028 and a guaranteed service life of at least 10 years, including:
- 5,000,000 directional fragmentation mines (live) and 500,000 training mines;
- 4,500,000 bounding fragmentation mines with a 360° lethal radius (live) and 450,000 training mines;
- 3,000,000 surface fragmentation mines with a 360° lethal radius (live) and 300,000 training mines;
- 2,200,000 pressure (blast) mines and 220,000 training mines.
In total, the Armament Agency is interested in acquiring 14,700,000 live mines of four types along with 1,470,000 training mines.
It should also be noted that, as of February 20, 2026, the Republic of Poland is no longer a party to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (the Ottawa Convention), adopted in Oslo on September 18, 1997, following the entry into force of the relevant legislation.
