On Thursday, April 16, 2026, the 4th Regional Logistics Base (4th RBLog) in Wrocław announced the award of a contract to Warsaw-based PCO, part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), for the delivery of another batch of KLW-1R Asteria thermal imaging cameras for Leonardo OTO Melara Hitfist-30P turret systems on Rosomak wheeled armored personnel carriers in the combat variant.
Photo: PCO
The tender procedure was conducted as a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. Negotiations were completed on April 1, and the contract, worth 6,270,000 PLN, was signed on April 9. The deadline for its completion is September 28 this year.
The military had been planning to replace the Italian-licensed Tilde FC thermal imaging cameras produced in Poland, based on a second-generation 288×4 detector, since April 2021. The first tender for this was finally announced in late August 2022, and in early October that year PCO’s offer, featuring the KLW-1R Asteria thermal imaging camera, was selected for nearly 5 million PLN. Subsequent contracts were concluded on September 30, 2024 (for 7,712,100 PLN), September 29 this year (value not disclosed), and October 29, 2025 (for 627,000 PLN).
The new equipment is intended for nearly 350 Rosomak wheeled infantry fighting vehicles fitted with Hitfist-30P turrets, some of which have been delivered to Ukraine. In the future, however, all of them will gradually be replaced by ZSSW-30 remotely controlled turret systems, developed by Huta Stalowa Wola and WB Group. These are equipped with the Commander’s Optoelectronic Head (GOD-1) and Gunner’s Optoelectronic Head (GOC-1), also manufactured by PCO.
KLW-1 Asteria cameras have been installed on PT-91 Twardy tanks, modified T-72M1R tanks, and upgraded Leopard 2PL/2PLM tanks. The KLW-1R is the variant intended for the Rosomak APC.
Description
KLW-1 Asteria Thermal Imaging Camera
- The cooled KLW-1 thermal imaging camera is intended for fire control systems and observation and reconnaissance systems.
- It is a cooled thermal imaging camera operating in the 7.7–9.3 μm band, using a third-generation MCT detector with a 640 x 512-pixel array.
The camera can be used:
- in onboard weapon fire control systems;
- in observation and reconnaissance systems.
Key product features:
- high-quality third-generation cooled detector;
- selectable image automation analysis field.