The Kingdom of Belgium will be safer and richer with the best equipment produced in Poland," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The head of the MON and the defence minister of Belgium Theo Francken signed a letter of intent to acquisition Lightning sets. The paper besides concerns military cooperation and exchange of experience on weapons, including F-35 fighters.
A gathering of defence ministers was held at the office of Mesko, maker portable anti-aircraft rocket sets "Piorun". After talking privately, ministers Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish and Theo Francken signed a letter of intent concerning Belgium's acquisition of 200–300 Lightning.
Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that this is the best equipment produced in Poland. – They proved their 100 percent efficiency in Ukraine. They are very well rated and are a large product of the Polish Armed Forces Group – he said.
The agreement signed present besides concerns military cooperation between Poland and Belgium. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that both countries would exchange experiences in utilizing various kinds of equipment. – We will usage the skills already acquired by Belgian pilots in F-35 operation, due to the fact that we get the same configured versions of F-35. Let me remind you that the first Polish F-35 is already flying, for now in the United States. There. Our pilots are trained., Belgian pilots are besides trained," said the head of the MON.
Kosiniak-Kamish besides talked about joint exercises and improving skills. He recalled that a group of Belgian soldiers are training Ukrainian military soldiers in Poland. Theo Francken is to visit Poland again on 22 May to meet them.
– I see a greater function for Belgium in the NATO and European Union defence arenas, in the field of security," added the Deputy Prime Minister. In turn, the Belgian Minister stressed that his country intends to invest again in defence. - We'll rise that level. We will accomplish 2 percent (GDP), we will have more capabilities and work with a strong country, which is Poland – announced Theo Francken. As he pointed out, this cooperation is intended to concern, among others, the usage of F-35 or unmanned exploratory workers MQ-9B. The Belgian minister, produced by Mesko Lightning, described it as “the best equipment in the world”.
This is not the end of good information. Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz during his visit to Skarżysko-Kamienne announced that they were ongoing advanced work on Lightning 2. “It should be ready for production soon,” indicated the head of the MON. He besides added that increased production capacity Meska. According to the company's announcement, it will increase the production of small-caliber ammunition 5 times – to 250 million units per year – and in 2026 will launch the production of multi-base drugs. employment is besides expanding in establishments. At the end of the year, the number of employees in Mesko should exceed 3 thousand. – The next good news will be in early June, about the millions of possibilities of armament plants in Skarżysko-Kamienna and all plants related to PGZ-et. We will talk about the production of ammunition, which is 1 of the key capabilities that we want to develop," the Deputy Prime Minister announced.
The portable anti-aircraft Piorun rocket set developed by specialists from Mesko SA, Telesystem Mesko and WAT enjoys large interest from abroad contractors. So far, Polish weapons have been bought by Estonia, Norway, Latvia, USA, Slovakia.
