WB Electronics and Thales teams up to build Polish drone

Polish WB Electronics and world leader in high technologies for the defense sector Thales have singed an agreement to jointly build the first Polish unarmed aerial vehicle (BSP) called Gryf, a press release read. The Polish BSP will partially be based on technology applied in the British Watchkeeper 450. The production process will take place in Poland, with all the requirements authorized by the Ministry of the Defense, the press release also read. In addition, Polish engineers will be working on critical elements such as data link or software. The Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) for all weather, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) used by the British Army. WB Electronics is one of the leading companies of the Polish defense industry, operating in the field of specialised electronics and military IT, based in Ożarów Mazowiecki.