France will acquire Baobab-K minelayers and Piorun MANPADS from Poland скачать в хорошем качестве

France will acquire Baobab-K minelayers and Piorun MANPADS from Poland

At the Paris Defense and Strategy Forum, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that France has expressed interest in acquiring the Baobab-K and Piorun MANDPADS minelaying systems developed by the Polish defense industry. The Baobab-K was developed by a Polish defense consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW), with partners Jelcz, BZE Belma, and the Military Engineering Institute of Technology. Using the Jelcz 662D.43 military truck platform, the system is equipped with six mine-launching modules, each containing 20 barrels capable of holding five mines per barrel. The system is capable of deploying up to 600 anti-tank mines. The automatic deployment process is carried out from within the vehicle with the help of a computer that calculates the vehicle speed, launcher settings, and mine release intervals. The Baobab-K is capable of creating a minefield up to 1,800 m long in approximately 22 minutes, with a mine spread ranging from 30 to 90 m.