During the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO 2026) at Targi Kielce, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) presented the previously announced export variant of the extended Rosomak-L (Long) wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, integrated with the TURRA 30 V10 turret developed by Slovak company EVPÚ a.s.
Photos: Jakub Link-Lenczowski, MILMAG
Plans to integrate the Rosomak with the TURRA family of turret systems were announced during a meeting between the Polish and Slovak defense ministers, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Robert Kaliňák, in Warsaw on February 24, 2025. That same year, a Rosomak-L fitted with the TURRA V9 turret was presented at MSPO.
The same turret was subsequently integrated with another Polish platform. On May 12–14 this year, at the IDEB 2026 international defense exhibition in Bratislava, and later on June 15–19 at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, as well as now at MSPO, a tracked infantry fighting vehicle based on the Universal Modular Tracked Platform used by the Borsuk and fitted with the TURRA V9 turret was presented.
The Slovak TURRA turret family has so far been integrated with several carrier platforms, including the GTK Boxer and Patria AMV XP wheeled armored personnel carriers, as well as the FFG Condor tracked infantry fighting vehicle unveiled last year.
The EVPU TURRA 30 V10 uses independent commander’s and gunner’s sights with hunter-killer capability, the HARPIA hard-kill active protection system with multifunction radars, AI-supported detection of anti-tank guided missile launches and gunfire, a multi-canister VIPER unmanned systems launcher for reconnaissance UAVs, electronic warfare systems, loitering munitions and counter-UAS missions, and optionally the miniature Gladius TWIN remotely controlled weapon station. It is also equipped with Rafael Spike LR1/2 anti-tank guided missile launchers, with two missiles ready to fire and additional rounds stored in the turret, which is protected by composite armor providing enhanced ballistic protection.
Importantly, Piorun surface-to-air missiles can also be integrated as an alternative, as demonstrated this year on the Rosomak-L. Another new feature is an additional remotely controlled weapon station mounted on top of the turret and armed with two machine guns.
The remaining armament is unchanged: a 30 mm Mk 44 Bushmaster II automatic cannon and a 7.62 mm PKT or FN Minimi machine gun, with 600 rounds of ammunition.
Meanwhile, Rosomak-L vehicles will soon enter service with the Polish Armed Forces, but fitted with standard ZSSW-30 turrets. On December 17, 2024, the State Treasury, represented by the Armament Agency on behalf of the Polish Ministry of National Defence, signed a 4.3 billion PLN contract with a consortium of Huta Stalowa Wola and Rosomak, both part of the Polish Armaments Group, for the delivery of 80 vehicles in 2027–2028. Poland has also offered these vehicles to Finland under the SAFE program.
The Rosomak-L wheeled armored personnel carrier is an MLU-upgraded version of the standard Rosomak chassis and is produced directly on the production line. The main changes include a lengthened hull, increased payload capacity, a new engine and retained amphibious capability with a bow wave deflector. Compared with the baseline Rosomak, the L variant has been lengthened by 60 cm, from 7.80 to 8.40 m. Gross vehicle weight has increased from approximately 23.5 to 28 tonnes, while the amphibious weight limit has risen from 22.5 to 25.5 tonnes.
In addition, the Rosomak 8×8 MLU, in MLU 1, MLU 2 and MLU 3 package variants, received a new bow wave deflector (MLU 1), LED lights (MLU 1), new side mirrors (MLU 1), a new driver’s hatch (MLU 1), a more powerful engine (MLU 2/3), ABS (MLU 2/3), new waterjets (MLU 2/3), a reversing sensor (MLU 1), and a redesigned rear ramp arrangement (MLU 2/3). Hull ballistic protection, payload capacity and buoyancy were also increased in the MLU 2/3 packages, while the service life was extended to 40 years under MLU 1. The packages also include a comprehensive facelift, an optional autonomous driving capability, increased operational range, a power supply system and a universal onboard computer, as well as other solutions tailored to potential requirements of the Polish Armed Forces, including the retention of amphibious capability.
Also presented in Kielce was the Rosomak RSK CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, 11 examples of which were ordered during MSPO 2021 for 524.4 million PLN. The contract is being carried out by a consortium led by Rosomak together with WB Electronics, the Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry, and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności No. 2.
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