The first 15 production examples of the BORSUK infantry fighting vehicle have been handed over to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.
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Press Release, Warsaw, 04 December 2025: [auto-translated] On December 4, in Stalowa Wola, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Minister Paweł Bejda, Head of the Armaments Agency of General Dyw. Artur Kuptel participated in the ceremony of handing over to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland of the first 15 serial examples of the BORSUK (BADGER) infantry fighting vehicle.
“I would like to mention my noble predecessor, Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, who in 2013 was the Minister of National Defence and started the entire construction process. I would like to thank all those who later did not change the decision of Minister Siemoniak and continued the project until we accelerated in 2024-2025, thanks to which it became a fact and we could conclude an executive agreement and prepare another one – as the President had just said – for 111 BORSUKs. That’s not our last word. Together with Minister Bejda, with General Kuptel, the head of the Armaments Agency, we are preparing for another order for the next party of the BORSUKs for the Polish Army. Of course, work is also underway – as I would like to inform you – on the modifications. Other versions will also be needed – equally useful: as command vehicles, as support vehicles for chemical troops. We work in all these programmes on various modifications, both floating and those that will not need swimming abilities. Our BORSUKs do not fall into winter sleep. Our BORSUK does not sleep – he is ready to work all year round, he is ready for operational activities on all days of the year, in all conditions in which he will have to operate,” said the head of the Ministry of Defence during a meeting with soldiers and employees of Huta Stalowa Wola.
The handover of the first 15 examples of BWP BORSUK to the Polish Armed Forces is the implementation of the first executive agreement, signed on 27 March 2025. The agreement, concluded between the Armament Agency, representing the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland, and a consortium of companies composed of: Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. and Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. concerns the supply of 111 infantry combat vehicles BORSUK. The value of the contract is about 6.57 billion PLN gross. The delivery was determined for the years 2025-2029. The agreement also includes, among others, a training and logistics package.
“From the moment of the idea, assumptions, staged tests, perfection of the whole product – all this causes that it takes a long time. I would like the next solutions, the next versions that we are working on lasted shorter, because we do not have time. (…) Huta Stalowa Wola is a pride not only for Stalowa Wola, for local authorities, for the residents – it is the pride of the whole Podkarpacie, it is our Polish pride. Here, arms facilities matter,” The Deputy Prime Minister said.
The BORSUK infantry combat vehicle is a modern, floating vehicle designed to transport and protect infantry soldiers from firearms, anti-tank grenade launchers and IEDs. BORSUK’s weapons are a 30 mm Mk 44S Bushmaster gun, a double PPK Spike launcher and a 7.52mm universal UKM-2000C machine gun. The weaponry is located in the ZSSW-30 remotely controlled turret system. BORSUK has very high tactical mobility, high firepower, as well as a high level of ballistic and anti-mine resistance.
“The BORSUK was tested in 15. Giżycka Mechanised Brigade by soldiers who gave an unequivocal opinion: BORSUK is an excellent infantry combat vehicle. Our soldiers are waiting for this ‘child’ who was born here in Huta Stalowa Wola, because this combat infantry vehicle first fills the gaps after the old, outdated equipment, and at the same time gives a sense of security to the soldiers. (…) Thanking all those who have taken action since 2013 to make the Polish Army use modern and safe equipment. Huge applause for you, for the builders, for the engineers, for all those who were visionaries. Huge applause for you – employees of Huta Stalowa Wola. I want to tell you that this is not the last order in the Polish arms industry. And as the Prime Minister said, we are putting up an equal sign between the state arms industry, which is subject to the Polish Armaments Group and the private arms industry. You are all needed. All hands on deck in relation to what is happening at the moment behind the eastern border, in Ukraine. Poland’s security is a priority,” said Deputy Minister Paweł Bejda, responsible in the Ministry of Defence for the modernisation of the Polish Army.
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