The Armament Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defence announced on November 3, 2026, the delivery of a new batch of Rosomak 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) fitted with the indigenous ZSSW-30 remote-controlled turret system to the Land Forces Training Center (CSWL) in Poznań.
Operating under the command of the Polish Armed Forces General Command, the Poznań training facility received the vehicles to accelerate operational conversion, crew qualification, and tactical training for mechanized infantry units. This delivery represents the fourth operational batch transferred under the initial July 5, 2022 implementation contract—a 1.7 billion PLN ($425M) agreement covering 70 ZSSW-30 turrets to retrofit existing Polish Rosomak hulls through 2027.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: POLISH ROSOMAK 8×8 WITH ZSSW-30 UNMANNED TURRET
Platform Lineage, Hull Engineering & Mobility Envelope
⚡ Base Vehicle Platform: Rosomak 8×8 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (Polish license-built variant of the Finnish Patria AMV manufactured by Rosomak S.A.)
⚡ Crew & Transport Capacity: Crew of 3 (Commander, Gunner seated in hull, Driver) + 6 fully equipped dismounted infantry
⚡ Combat Weight & Dimensions: Combat Weight: ~22.65 metric tons | Length: 7.88 m | Width: 2.83 m | Height: ~3.40 m (with ZSSW-30 turret)
⚡ Powerplant & Drivetrain: Scania DI 12 49A 03P liquid-cooled diesel engine producing 489 hp (360 kW) paired with a ZF 7HP902S Ecomat 7-speed automatic transmission
⚡ Mobility Envelope: Top Road Speed: 100 km/h (62 mph) | Water Speed: Up to 10 km/h via twin rear water jets | Operational Range: 800 km 
ZSSW-30 Unmanned Turret & Hunter-Killer Fire Control Suite
💥 Turret Design & Integration: Unmanned, remote-controlled turret co-developed by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and WB Electronics (WB Group); crew operates from isolated hull positions
💥 Electro-Optical Sight Architecture: Independent 3rd-generation thermal/day sights for Gunner (GOC-1 “Nike”) and Commander (GOD-1 “Iris” panoramic sight); features automated video tracker, laser rangefinder, and hunter-killer targeting handoff
💥 Laser Warning & Countermeasures: Integrated OBRA-3 laser warning system connected to 8× 81mm GAk-81 smoke grenade launchers for multi-spectral smoke screening
💥 Armor Protection Level: STANAG 4569 Level 2 turret protection; modular composite panels protect optics and feed mechanisms against small arms, artillery splinters, and shell fragments
Primary Armament & Anti-Armor Missile Integration
🚀 Primary Automatic Cannon: 1× 30mm Orbital ATK Mk44S Bushmaster II dual-feed chain gun (convertible to 40mm)
• Rate of Fire: 200 rounds per minute; elevation envelope from -9° to +60°
• Ammunition Inventory: 200 ready-to-fire rounds in turret belts (APFSDS-T, FAPDS-T, and licensed Nammo airburst/programmable rounds) + 300 stowed in hull
🚀 Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Launcher: Dual-cell side-mounted launcher for Israeli-designed, Mesko-produced Spike-LR / Spike-LR2 missiles
• Engagement Range: 4.0 km (Spike-LR) to 5.5 km (Spike-LR2); fiber-optic / IIR dual-seeker guidance with top-attack flight profiles against heavy armor
• Magazine Reloading: Armored reload hatch permits crew to reload Spike missiles directly from inside the hull
🚀 Secondary Coaxial Armament: 1× 7.62mm UKM-2000C machine gun with 400 ready rounds + 1,600 stowed in hull
TIMES OF DEFENCE ASSESSMENT
The delivery of ZSSW-30-equipped Rosomak IFVs to the Land Forces Training Center in Poznań highlights a major milestone in Poland’s land forces modernization strategy.
From an armored vehicle engineering and tactical doctrine perspective, this delivery reveals three critical developments:
1. **Institutionalizing Unmanned Turret Operations**: Supplying state-of-the-art ZSSW-30 vehicles directly to training centers ensures that young gunners and commanders master remote hunter-killer targeting and missile engagement workflows before deploying to operational units like the 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade.
2. **Standardization Across Wheeled and Tracked Formations**: The ZSSW-30 turret serves as Poland’s universal medium-caliber weapon station. Mounting the identical turret on both 8×8 wheeled Rosomaks and tracked Borsuk IFVs streamlines maintenance, ammunition logistics, optical spare parts, and crew training across Poland’s mechanized division structures.
3. **Multi-Layered Procurement Scaling**: Poland’s initial contract for 70 retrofitted turrets is expanding through follow-on implementation deals—including 58 new-build ZSSW-30 Rosomaks ordered in July 2024 and 80 lengthened Rosomak-L hulls ordered in December 2024. This establishes a long-term production pipeline to replace legacy, hand-aimed Italian Hitfist-30P turrets across the entire 1,000-vehicle Rosomak inventory.
