Partnership for artillery

These objectives are to be achieved, among others, by establishing close cooperation with Northrop Grumman. On 10 February, both parties signed a framework agreement – this is the next phase after the September MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) agreement, which opened the way to formalized arrangements for joint industrial and marketplace projects in Poland. The February agreement sets out the rules for cooperation in the production and further placing on the marketplace of 155 mm artillery ammunition for the European market. According to the Reuter Agency, the managing manager of Northrop Grumman in Poland, Quinn Canole, both entities are aimed at producing more than 180 1000 rounds a year in Poland.

– The fast transition from agreement to framework agreement shows how effectively we can respond together to the increasing request for artillery ammunition in Europe. Our goal is to make modern, scalable production capacities and their effective implementation," said Mirosław Klepaczewski, president of Elaboracja Niewiadów.

Krzysztof Krystowski, national manager of Northrop Grumman Polska, pointed out that the partnership with Polish companies allows his company to bring world-class competence in the field of ammunition plan and ADI production technology straight into the European defence sector. “We can rapidly scale production in consequence to safety needs together,” he added.

In this case, the ADI (Austempered Ductile Iron) refers to the proven process of manufacturing artillery shells, which allows to get suitable performance while shortening implementation time, facilitating structural modifications and the ability to scale production to large volumes. Northrop Grumman is simply a pioneer in the usage of ADI technology in artillery production. According to the ADI Blinds Group, it introduces a change in the conventional approach to the production of projectile bodies by limiting the request to set production lines and reducing consequence time to marketplace needs.

Following the conclusion of the framework agreement, the parties stressed their interest in further developing cooperation and exploiting the opportunities of combining innovative technologies with a European industrial base.

Let us remind you that in fresh months, PGM's Blinds have signed many key agreements that will lead to, among others, creation of a 40 mm ammunition mill utilized primarily for grenade launchers in Niewiadów And automatic grenade launchers. As part of the joint venture with the Fidera Group, there is besides a 155 mm ammunition elaboration plant with 3 production lines. Last year, the Blind Group besides decided to resume the production of anti-personnel mines, which responds to the "new defence priorities of the state" (in June 2025, the Polish Sejm adopted the Act on denunciation of the Ottawa Convention prohibiting the usage of anti-personnel mines).