The British MBDA company reported during the XXXIII MSPO that it gave the Polish partners from the PGZ-Pilica+ consortium the first serial anti-aircraft rocket launcher CAMM along with a supply of missiles. Before the weapons are transferred to the units, the national armament plants will integrate it with the Jelcz chassis and install Polish communication and command systems.
PILICA+ launcher built in Bolton, UK for transportation to Poland ©MBDA
Current Construction country air defence system is intended to supply the army with the ability to combat all types of aerial assault, from aircraft and drones to ballistic and maneuvering missiles. The central layer of this system, the anti-access dome, will form Pilica+ rocket kits. This strategy is simply a combination of Polish artillery-missile kits Pilica with British CAMM missiles and native Bystra radars.
The agreement signed in 2023 obliges British MBDA to deliver 44 iLauncher launchers and respective 100 CAMM missiles from 2025 to 2029. According to this agreement, the PGZ-Pilica+ consortium is liable for their integration into Jelcza chassis and assembly of national communication and command systems.
During the first day of the global Defence manufacture Exhibition in Kielce MBDA reported that it gave Polish partners the first series launcher Pilica+ along with a supply of CAMM missiles.
PILICA+ launcher built in Bolton, UK for transportation to Poland ©MBDA
Jim Price, Managing manager of the Polish Affairs Group at MBDA, estimated that it is simply a "milestone" in implementation Pilica+ contract. "This was possible thanks to the intensive work of our teams and is crucial to providing the essential equipment for Polish soldiers," commented Jim Price. “The close cooperation between the MBDA and the PGZ brings our industries closer together, enabling sovereignty and supporting jobs, with strong support from the governments of Poland and the UK”, he added.
Integration of the launcher delivered from the British Isles with Polish chassis and command and communication systems will be addressed by specialists from Military Armed Forces Plant from Grudziądz. After them, the weapon can be passed on for investigation and investigating of the Polish army.
It's worth reminding you MBDA implements together with PGZ besides the second of the key air defence programs codenamed ‘Narew’. Under a £4 billion contract, the PGZ-Narew consortium bought from the UK company a licence to produce 100 iLauncher launchers and a 1000 CAMM-ER missiles for this anti-aircraft system.
