PM Szydło signs military contract worth PLN 1 bln

On Thursday, Prime Minister Beata Szydło signed a contract for the purchase of 95 self-propelled mortar-carriers in Stalowa Wola, south eastern Poland. The value of this contract between the Ministry of National Defence and Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW SA) is estimated at around PLN 1 billion. The so-called RAK vehicles (Crayfish), which will be made by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW SA), will be supplied to three mechanized battalions stationed in Międzyrzecz, Szczecin and Rzeszów. The first vehicles are scheduled to be delivered to the armed forces by June 2017. Szydło enthused that the Polish army will be able “to boast high quality equipment manufactured by Polish companies. The aim of the Polish government is to strengthen the Polish economy, so that all Polish citizens benefit from it,” she said.