Slovakia to buy 30 Rosomaks

Poland's Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and Slovakia's  Prime Minister Robert Fico have signed a letter of intent regarding the cooperation in the defense industry. The countries are in talks to jointly manufacture  a vehicle that would be a combination of Polish armored modular vehicles Rosomak and a Slovakian gun turret. The vehicle named Scipio was recently presented at a fair in the Czech Republic. Both parties don't exclude exports to the third markets. PM Ewa Kopacz said at a press conference that Slovakia would buy 30 Rosomak Scipio vehicles for PLN 120 million. She added that it is a great success for the Polish economy as the contract would secure 450 workplaces at a manufacturing plant an additional 3,500 workplaces at the producer's suppliers. Rosomak is multi-role military vehicle produced in Siemianowice Śląskie. It is a licensed variant of Finnish Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle.