On May 15, 2025, a framework agreement was signed in Warsaw between the Armament Agency and WB Electronics SA for the delivery of almost one thousand sets of WARMATE loitering ammunition.
The contract, legitimate till completion of 2035, presumes the acquisition of approximately one thousand sets of drones under subsequent application arrangements.
Future deliveries of the acquired loitering ammunition will include its most current development versions.Today we are signing an important agreement, an essential structure agreement for the delivery of 10,000 drones, roughly one thousand sets, to the Polish Army.
Implementation agreements will be signed cyclically, in order to most often buy the latest variation for the Polish Army stated Deputy Prime Minister W.
Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Ukraines experience, the production capabilities that Ukraine has acquired throughout the dispute, the modification in the kinds of equipment utilized over the previous 3 years, and the effect of drones and anti-drone systems, this is an absolute revolution in the understanding of battle operations.
Poland will not be left behind.
Poland is one of the leaders.
() We also prepare, following the example of the Cyber Legion, to produce a group of individuals ready not to serve in the army, but to help and protect the homeland, to support preparatory activities in the form of individuals supporting the army: knowledgeable drone operators.
The Drone Legion, next to the Cyber Legion, will be a location where people ready to volunteer, assistance soldiers, learn, create a support group and be ready to utilize at the moment of greatest danger.
said Deputy Prime Minister W.
Kosiniak-Kamysz during the event.WARMATE loitering ammunition is developed to recognize and destroy, depending on the warhead used, lightly armored targets or opponent infantry.
WARMATE can be used as a standalone system brought by soldiers or as an element of armament integrated with a lorry.
The system is equipped with control modules that permit complete automation of the majority of flight phases and support the operator in the targeting stage.
This is a big financial investment on a substantial scale.
10,000 Warmate drones are ending up being a truth.
They are pertaining to the Polish army soon.
We will be signing the next agreements then the executive ones in the future.
After five months of the brand-new Drone Troops Inspectorates operation, this is most likely the best impact apart from the organizational and training impacts, the advancement of the whole philosophy.
For this, I want to thank General Bodnar, the whole team for droneization of the Polish Army.
I wish to thank the Armament Agency, all the people who work for this, and Minister Bejda, who supervises matters associated with weaponries.
Because this is an excellent responsibility, this is a terrific mission: on behalf of the Polish state, to construct the best army the very best equipped, the most knowledgeable not only in regards to numbers, but above all in regards to capabilities and abilities.
And for this to be possible, the best devices needs to be there.
When again I am thankful that we are purchasing it from the Polish company WB Electronics, WB Group.
From a large Polish company.
And what was an essential change: openness to industry both state and personal, however above all Polish market.
This is an absolutely spiritual matter for us.
noted the head of the Ministry of National Defense.
The WB Electronics company has actually permanently gotten in the landscape of the Polish arms market.
We put an equal sign between the state arms industry and the private arms market.
We make sure that all equipment bought for the Polish army is the best and at the best possible price.
() Today we signed a contract for loitering ammo, which has actually fulfilled its jobs in a definitely ideal method likewise in Ukraine.
() We will support the Polish defense market, the Polish arms industry.
We will fill the army with this devices related to drones, with unmanned soldiers.
() Unmanned soldiers are, and we are currently fulfilling our tasks connected to the purchase of equipment for unmanned troops, and today this agreement is an example of this stated Deputy Minister Pawe Bejda after signing the agreement.The value of the deal has actually not been revealed.
Informal info suggests that it is approximately EUR 250 million.Warmate loitering munition is intended for recognizing and striking lightly armoured targets, field strongholds, or enemy personnel, depending on the used warhead.
The warheads are interchangeable and can consist of cumulative, fragmentation-explosive, incendiary, or thermobaric types.The system is geared up with control modules that allow complete automation of many flight phases and support the operator throughout the targeting stage.
Operation is performed in real-time, based on video transmission from the observation subsystem.
The operator has full control over the choice of the systems operating mode in between the multiple-use reconnaissance mode and the one-time combat mode.The qualities of the fight platform differ depending upon the version.
According to the maker, the gadgets length is 1.1 metres, the wingspan is 1.6 metres, and the take-off weight is roughly 5.5 kgs.
It is powered by an electric motor driving a two-blade pusher propeller.
The maximum flight duration is mentioned to be 60 minutes, and the range is limited by the radio link of the ground control station to 30 kilometres.The flight altitude during the method to the target varies from 150 to 300 metres.
The cruising speed is 80 km/h, while the optimum speed in attack mode is 150 km/h.
Source: Defence Industry Europe; Ministry of National Defense, Poland;