Jelcz wants to get closer to a 1000 vehicles sold and invoiced by the end of 2026. In 2025 he produced 512, and by September 10 he showed about 500 this year's plays. In September, he plans to sale over 100 more. For the Polish Army, this means an chance for faster transportation of chassis to the most crucial weapons systems.
Production's growing, we're inactive behind.
President Jelcza Mariusz Ptak presented the latest data on September 10 during a briefing at the global Defence manufacture Salon in Kielce. The company wants to end the year with close to a 1000 vehicles sold and invoiced. This would be a leap against 512 trucks produced in 2025.
However, the volume increase itself does not close the case. The execution of commitments from erstwhile contracts is presently around 70%. The Management Board assumes that the implementation of this year's plan will let to catch up around mid-2027. This is an crucial distinction: the ambitious sales goal is welcome, but the recovery of credibility will be decided by timely transportation to the units.
Jelcz is part of the Polish Armed Forces Group and provides the military with a chassis under peculiar construction. Vehicles of this brand are used, among another things, in Vistula, Narew and Pilica programs, as well as missile, radio and logistics equipment. The national military truck is so not an addition to modernization of the army. She's her moving base. Without an efficient platform, even costly radar, launcher, or communications hub will not scope where it is needed. The velocity of transportation of chassis so affects the readiness of much more costly sets.
Over 300 fresh employees
The acceleration is based on the expansion of the crew. Since the beginning of 2026, Jelcz has hired over 300 fresh employees. In Raciborz there is simply a recruitment and training of 88 people, and the assembly in this location is due to start before the end of the year. This is simply a concrete benefit for the Polish labour market, but besides an effort to remove the narrow throat in the defence industry.
Raciborski plant is to be built on the basis of assets after Rafako. Agreement announced during MSPO expects that erstwhile full capacity has been achieved, it will be able to produce around 700 vehicles per year and yet make around 500 jobs. The current 88 jobs concern the first phase of installation launch, not the final scale of the project.
The second improvement direction is Miłoszyce in the municipality of Jelcz-Laskowice. The Polish Armoured Group launched the process of recapitalisation of investment with PLN 756.09 million. The fresh mill is to cooperate with Racibor, the current plant and another companies of the home sector. Parallel Autosan has received an order from PGZ for 300 trucks and modernizes halls. Poland needs a full network of capable producers, not a single overloaded line.
Polish components are a substance of security
Jelcz and PGZ announce an increase in the share of national parts. During the fair, agreements were signed on the production of licensed engines in Poland, as well as cooperation on axles, drive bridges, suspensions, electronics, hydraulics and winches. The direction is right. Each component available in the country shortens the supply chain and facilitates service during the crisis.
However, a signed paper must not be confused with a ready industrial capacity. Poloniumisation must go through implementation, investigation and qualitative reception. The military can't pay for the rush of failure. The president of the Bird stressed that the national elements are to be introduced safely, without hazard to the timeliness of supplies. It's a sober approach. Technological sovereignty is not built by a conference declaration, but by serial production, documentation and access to parts.
The importance of Jelcz grows with the expansion of Polish rocket and air defence troops. Own industrial capacity should include as much of the strategy as possible, as exemplified by erstwhile plans production of HIMARS and K239 Chunmoo launcher components in Poland. The dependence of all level of equipment on abroad service would be costly in peace and dangerous during war.
At stake is mobility of the Polish Army
A 1000 trucks sold will be a evidence only erstwhile the vehicles arrive on time to the recipient and the earlier backlogs actually disappear. The state invests heavily, provides procurement and funds fresh powers. He has the right to require a result.
For Poles, the bill is simple. The efficient Jelcz means jobs, taxes remaining in the country, faster service and greater resilience of the army. The weak Jelcz means the delays of full weapons programs and further dependence on abroad suppliers. Now a consequence is needed: production up, backlog down, and the share of Polish components constantly increasing.
Source: Money., Kielce Fair, Office of the Prime Minister
Source: Money.
