Almost 400 specialized vehicles, which will be part of the Polish anti-aircraft strategy San, will be built on the basis of the chassis of Korean KIA KLTV vehicles. The integration of Asian components with combat systems – including e.g. a multi-barrel device weapon called “The Monster from Tarnow” – will be the work of Rosomak SA.
Developed by engineers from the Korean automotive company KIA vehicles KLTV – Kia Light Tactical Vehicle, besides known under the designation K-LTV, are well known to Polish soldiers. It is on the basis of these that light reconnaissance vehicles (LPR) of Legwan are created.
Three years ago, the Armed Forces Agency and the Polish Armed Forces Group and Rosomak SA signed a contract worth over PLN 1 billion, under which the national holding company will deliver nearly 400 copies of this construction to the Polish Armed Forces by 2030. On 11 March, Rosomak SA informed that it had concluded another agreement with the Korean company KIA concerning the Legwans. Under a contract of undisclosed value, the Koreans undertook to deliver 375 KIA KLTV chassis Cab Chassis Truck 4P, on the basis of which Polish companies will build specialized vehicles for the San C-UAS anti-aircraft and anti-drone system. 1 of the constructions will be a pick-up, in which a multi-barrel WLKM 12,7 mm WLKM device weapon will be mounted on the baggage platform, due to the firepower called by manufacture specialists “The Monster of Tarnów”.
Currently, the production of the Iguanas is as follows: the ready-made chassis comes from Asia, and the Polish company integrates them with another elements required by the Polish Army – including armor and rotor for device guns or grenade launchers. In Siemianowice Śląski, the production of most components of the Legwans, including complete bodies, is to be launched.
Polish soldiers have been utilizing the Iguanas since 2024. Cars go to units of the 18th Mechanized Division and are used, among others, to patrol the border with Belarus.
