MSPO 2016: T-72/PT-91 upgrades proposed (video)
Polish industry has put forward proposals that would see the army’s ageing T-72 and PT-91 ‘Twardy’ main battle tanks modernised with new weapons and equipment.
Despite a clear willingness to purchase Western equipment, including Leopard 2 MBTs from Germany, Polish Land Forces still has a sizeable stock of Soviet-era T-72 tanks at its disposal. This includes the PT-91, which is a heavily modified T-72 fitted with indigenous defence technologies.
Modernisation, rather than buying new or second-hand equipment, is one option for Polish Army.
Polish companies OBRUM and Bumar Łabędy – part of the state-run Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) –
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