Poland has signed a contract worth approximately 7.5 billion zloty ($2.07 billion) with a consortium led by the Polish Armaments Group and Huta Stalowa Wola for the delivery of 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The agreement follows an earlier March 2025 order for 111 vehicles, with deliveries of that initial batch expected to continue through 2029.
The procurement forms part of a wider 60-billion-zloty ($16.53 billion) military modernization package that also includes 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 64 Rak 120mm self-propelled mortars, and 1,000 support vehicles for the Homar-K multiple rocket launcher system. Warsaw intends to finance these acquisitions through the European Union’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) loan mechanism.
With the latest order, Poland’s Borsuk inventory will rise to 257 vehicles, sufficient to equip four mechanized infantry battalions along with reserve and training formations. While the original requirement called for 588 vehicles for 10 battalions by 2035, lessons from the war in Ukraine have prompted Poland to expand the requirement to more than 1,000 platforms, including 1,014 IFV variants and 386 specialized support versions.
Developed domestically and introduced in 2017, the Borsuk is Poland’s first indigenous tracked infantry fighting vehicle, designed to replace the aging BMP-1 fleet. The 28-tonne vehicle accommodates a crew of three and six infantry soldiers and is powered by a 720-horsepower MTU turbo-diesel engine paired with an Allison 3040 MX transmission. It can achieve speeds of up to 65 km/h and has an operational range of approximately 550 km. Its unmanned ZSSW-30 turret is equipped with a 30mm Mk44S Bushmaster cannon, a 7.62mm UKM-2000C machine gun, an advanced fire-control system, and optional Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles capable of engaging targets at ranges of up to 5.5 km.
