The outbreak of war from a perspective has become a distinct advantage for the defense industry, for example in the context of the war in Ukraine, the delivery of thousands of stockpiles of munitions and weapons has prompted massive repeat orders for defense equipment manufacturers.
The 'emptying' of weapons depots in a number of NATO countries will certainly result in orders, especially if the weapons sent to Ukraine are proven to be clean and proven.
Quoted from Defense Express – defense-ua.com (31/3/2022), the Polish Ministry of Defense plans to increase orders for the MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) Piorun missiles made by Mesko, an armaments manufacturer based in the city of Skarżysko-Kamienna. , Poland.
This was revealed by the Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and representatives of the Arms Agency Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Platek on their Twitter accounts.
There are two reasons underlying the continued order for the Piorun missile. The first reason is that Poland wants more of these weapons systems because some of them have already been delivered to Ukraine. The Polish military itself will need more MANPADS, given the growing number of armed forces personnel.
The second reason, Poland noted the effectiveness of the Piorun missiles during the Ukraine war, confirmed firsthand that Russian helicopters and fighter jets, including Mi-24 and Su-25 and even Su-34, could be destroyed by the Ukrainian military using these missiles.
The Piorun (meaning “lightning” in Polish) is a Polish portable air defense system, designed to destroy low-flying aerial vehicles at high speed. In terms of modernization, the Piorun is none other than the development of the MANPADS Grom-M missile.
From the specifications, the Piorun launcher system has a total weight of 16.5 kg, of which 10.5 kg is the weight of the missile. The warhead itself weighs 1.82 kg with a proximity detonation mechanism.
The Piorun is powered by a solid fuel rocket. The launch speed of this missile is 660 meters per second and has an effective firing range of 6.5 km and a launch height of 4 km. As a heat-hunting missile, the Piorun relies on infrared guidance. Coming into use since 2019, apart from Poland and Ukraine, recently the Piorun has also been ordered by the United States.
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