Army Recognition:

MBDA has been contracted by the Polish Armament Agency to supply CAThe Pilica system is based on a network of mobile launchers equipped with eight ready-to-fire missiles each, a command and control vehicle, and a radar vehicle. Designed by PGZ, PILICA+ will combine MBDA’s CAMM short-range radar-guided missiles with Polish-made autocannon and very-short-range infrared-guided missiles into a triple-layer system commanded by a Polish command and control system and guided by Polish radars.

PILICA+ will operate as the inner tier of a highly-capable integrated Polish air defence network also including the upper-tier WISLA system and mid-tier NAREW system, which MBDA is also supporting with PGZ.MM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) missiles and iLaunchers for Poland’s PILICA+ air defence upgrade programme. In total, MBDA will provide missiles and missile launchers valued at £1.9 billion to support Poland’s modernisation and manufacture of a total of 22 PILICA+ air defence batteries – making it the largest European short-range air defence acquisition programme in NATO.

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