Defence Sector establish contacts with potential partners. The wide product range of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa attracted many distinguished guests, including the Commander of the Armed Forces, Polish President Andrzej Duda, the minister of national defence, Mariusz Blaszczak, and representatives of the armed forces. Dozens of international delegations, hundreds of meetings with industry representatives from around the world and thousands of visitors to the PGZ stand - this is how one can summarise this year's edition. The Group's offer clearly proved interesting for representatives of many European countries, as well as Peru, Vietnam, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan, the US and Canada. Trade negotiations translated into a number of agreements that companies signed with both business partners and military institutes. “I am very pleased with the course of this year's fair. The conclusion of agreements with Boeing, the signing of a contract worth over half a billion PLN for the supply of ODRA radars, produced by PIT-RADWAR and letters of intent signed, among others with Elbit, are just some of our successes at this year's edition at the fair. I am full of optimism that the effects of the talks we have held over the past few days will in the near future translate into further agreements, both with the Ministry of Defence Armaments Inspectorate and with foreign entities. I am also glad that we received so many awards and distinctions at the fair,” Dr. Jakub Skiba noted. At this year's edition, the PGZ Group presented over 300 products - from individual equipment for soldiers, namely handguns, mortars, uniforms and optoelectronics through infantry vehicles, tanks, armoured wheeled transporters to unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-aircraft defence systems and artillery equipment. The PGZ offer included both equipment already in service in the Polish Armed Forces, and products that are only to be implemented or have just been developed by the Group. In addition, dedicated PGZ offices presented the “Ślązak” and “Lifeguard” projects for the construction of modern solutions for anti-aircraft defence systems, unmanned aerial vehicle systems and innovative projects carried out at the • PGZ Group.
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa is a leading capital group of the armaments industry operating on the global market. As a major business partner in the Central European region, within its structures it brings together over 60 companies working for the armaments industry, employing approximately 17.5 thousand workers. The company has annual revenue of PLN 5 billion. The Ministry of National Defence and the Polish Armed Forces are the main recipients of the products and services of the combined defence companies. The cooperation of the defence group with the Ministry of Defence and the Polish Armed Forces is a unique opportunity to create conditions conducive for the development of research and innovation in the area of the armaments industry in Poland. Thanks to modern products which meet the needs of the modern armed forces, it will be possible to further increase the sales volume and profitability of exports of equipment and services offered by the Polish defence industry.
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