At MSPO 2026 in Kielce, 10 structures were shown, which Poland inactive does not have: from X-BAT and Pioruna-2 to the miniature ship M-23. any are demonstrators, X-BAT is not expected to enter service until 2029. For Poland, effective deterrence, own production and safety of soldiers are at stake.
The fair showed opportunities, decisions belong to MON
The global Defence manufacture Salon in Kielce brought a wide scope of unmanned machines, weapons and vehicles. However, this does not mean that Polish soldiers will get them into units. any of the exhibited structures be as a demonstrators, others are already fighting in Ukraine, and others are waiting for the requirements and orders of the Ministry of National Defence. The presentation study was published on September 12 WP News.
This year's MSPO must so be read as a catalogue of real needs, not a list of purchases made. In Kielce Polish companies have already shown their own unmanned solutions, which is essential for defence sovereignty. The army needs equipment, but Poland besides needs plants, personnel and rights to make systems at home. The import itself builds a combat capacity for today, but it makes service and transportation addictive for tomorrow.
X-BAT and Flamingo: Far scope strengthens deterrence
The American X-BAT of Shield AI is to be an unmanned combat aircraft, not a tiny battlefield drone. According to the manufacturer's data cited by the WP, the plan is expected to fly about 3,700 km with full armament, giving a radius of operation of 1850 km. For comparison, about 1100 km for the F-35A are given in the material. The device is to take off and land vertically, carry weapons in interior chambers, and operate alone or support manned aircraft.
For now, we are talking about the demonstration and the manufacturer's schedule. Wojciech Drojecki, head of Shield AI in Poland, announced in an interview with WP the first vertical flight in the autumn of 2026 and the entry of the strategy into service in 2029. The company declares its interest in co-production in Poland. This is simply a point which the State cannot treat as a commercial allowance. If Warsaw were to enter specified a program, the participation of the Polish manufacture and access to competences needed during the war should be a condition.
The second means of long-term demolition shown in Kielce was the Ukrainian maneuvering rocket Flamingo. It is about 14 metres long, weighs 6 tons and carries a head weighing more than a ton. The origin says the construction is utilized against Russia. Poland needs its own multilayered ability to strike at long distances, due to the fact that deterrence starts where the opponent must number on the answer even before the aggression begins.
Lightning-2 should become a Polish project
The MESKO plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna is developed in labour named Piorun-2. Marek Skowron, head of the technological department of the company, told the HR that the first set intended for investigating was to be created in a fewer months. The modernization includes a tracking-steering head, laser proximity sensor and rudder block. The maker besides wants to simplify the production to make rockets faster.
It's the right direction. Lightning is proof that Polish method thought can gain markets and build the safety of the state. Interest in Polish arms from abroad delegations should translate into a long production series, investment in production capacity and procurement for national establishments. Without this, export success will stay a single achievement, alternatively of becoming a permanent defence pillar.
Tactical and infrastructure protection drones
UMO's Polish-Ukrainian Hydra allows 1 strategy to control up to 9 fiber-controlled drones. This connection is resistant to typical radio interference. Each unmanned vessel can carry the warhead to 3 kg, and representatives of the company declare the usage of the strategy by over 20 Ukrainian brigades. This is the producer's information, not an independent battlefield balance, but the opposition of the link itself responds to the problem that has become the everyday life of the war in Ukraine.
Gladius 2 of the WB Group represents dense ammunition circulating. The strategy is expected to launch from a container launcher, operate at a distance of 200 to 300 km and carry a warhead weighing respective twelve kilograms. The flying wing strategy is intended to reduce radar and thermal detection. specified equipment gives the ground troops the chance to strike on the enemy's backside without involving aviation at all times.
Stormrider 550, besides shown by the WB Group, is an unmanned boat over 5 metres long and about 2 metres wide. It was made for rivers, lakes and ports, not the open sea. In Polish conditions he could patrol Bug, Wiślana Basin and around bridges, dams and water captures. The protection of critical infrastructure must not be based solely on a station with a man, erstwhile the method allows you to observe the affected section around the clock without exposing soldiers to unnecessary risks.
Heavy BWP, amphibious and injured capsule
Huta Stalowa Wola presented a demonstrators of a dense combat infantry car with an unmanned ZSSW-30 tower. The vehicle is intended to carry six or 8 soldiers, interact with tanks and supply better protection than lighter Badgersuk. The 30 mm Bushmaster can usage programmable ammunition. Joanna Krasowska of HSW noted that the final form of the car depends on the requirements of the army. It's a fair set-up: the manufacture has presented the base, now the military needs to clarify the need.
The Canadian dense amphibious vehicle responds to another gap. It can decision through swamps, deep snow, mud and flooded areas. It would be useful for engineering and fire brigades, especially during floods. The Norwegian EpiShuttle in turn serves to safely transport a individual contaminated chemically or biologically, as well as badly burned. A sealed air filter and vacuum capsule protects staff and allows the usage of a average transport vehicle. The state's defence besides includes evacuation of the wounded and reaching out to the cut off residents.
M-23 meets the conditions of the Baltic
The Italian miniature submarine M-23 is about 23 metres long. He can't replace a full-sized unit moving a long patrol, but he can secretly decision commandos and operate off shore. The shallows, the crowded Baltics premium tiny size and maneuverability in places more hard for a large ship.
According to the information collected by WP, 1 large vessel of the program The Orka would cost as much as 10 or 11 M-23 units, and the price of a single miniship would be close to the price of the Apache helicopter. The talks are ongoing, but the decision of the MON is inactive missing. This does not mean that Poland should control Orka to miniships. It means that the coat needs a reasonable set of tools tailored to the Baltic alternatively than 1 costly symbol.
MSPO has shown that choice exists. Now it's all about hierarchy of needs, fast investigating and hard industrial conditions. Poland cannot buy everything that looks good on the stand. It should order what increases the cost of aggression against our country, protects the Polish soldier and leaves in the country knowledge, production and money.
Source: WP News
Source: WP News
