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Jelcz (pronounced like ''Yelch'' after the town of the same name) is a Polish manufacturer of
In 2023, the Jelcz P882.57 8x8 chassis was selected as the base chassis in the Polish Homar-K multiple launch rocket system program. The vehicle has been integrated with the TOPAZ combat management system, the Fonet digital vehicle communication platform, the Radmor radio communication system and the K239 rocket launcher module.
At the MSPO military fair in 2023, the company presented the advanced third-generation P883.57 chassis for the first time, which is dedicated to the future standard chassis in the Polish Armed Forces.
File:Jelcz 043 and P01 Poznań RB1.JPG, Jelcz 043 and Jelcz P01
File:Jelcz truck towing a trailer.jpg, Jelcz 315
File:1101 Jelcz 325 1986.jpg, Jelcz 325
File:GCBA 5 24 Jelcz P422 of OSP Krynica Morska.jpg, Jelcz P422
File:Trolejbus Jelcz 120ME Gdynia 1.jpg, Jelcz 120ME
File:Jelcz T120-2 in Kraków.jpg, Jelcz T120-2
File:Jelcz S442D28 MSPO2010.jpg, Jelcz S442.D28
File:Polish military vehicle DSC 2350.JPG, Jelcz P662 "Jaśmin"
File:Jelcz P882 D53 z systemem Multilift.JPG, Jelcz P882.D53
File:WR-40 Langusta, MSPO 2007.JPG, WR-40 Langusta on Jelcz P662.D35
File:Jelcz 442 01.jpg, Jelcz P442.28 "Bartek"
File:Jelcz P662D43 z wyrzutnia.JPG, Jelcz P662.D43
File:Jelcz P662 D35 dla NDR.JPG, Jelcz P662.D35
File:Jelcz C642D.43.JPG, Jelcz C642.D43
File:Jelcz 883.57.jpg, Jelcz 883.57
Jelcz of KMKM Warszawa
Jelcz Sp. z OO website
(Polish)
Jelcz en. website
(English) {{Authority control Truck manufacturers of Poland Defence companies of Poland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1952 Bus manufacturers of Poland Polish brands Polish Limited Liability Companies
truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construct ...
s, buses, trolleybuses and different types of dedicated chassis.
Since 2013, the company has been part of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and focuses on manufacturing off-road military vehicles.
History
In 1952, a decision was made to use a former German armaments factory in Jelcz-Laskowice nearWrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
for production in western Poland. A company called Zakłady Budowy Nadwozi Samochodowych (Automobile Chassis Works) was established. After the factory was rebuilt, the company started to develop and build bus bodies for Lublin
Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...
and Star
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trucks, including buses such as the Jelcz PR110D.
In 1974, the Polish expedition to Lhotse used a Jelcz 316 car to travel from Warsaw to Nepal. In 1975, the expedition of the Wrocław Mountain Club to Broad Peak Central, in Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
, used a Jelcz 315-M car to travel from Wrocław to Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
, driving up to 9,000 km between 2 and 21 May.
Since 2004, Jelcz Sp. z o.o. has concentrated on producing military trucks, mainly for the Polish Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (, ; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called in Poland (, roughly "the Polish Military"—abbreviated ''WP''), are the national Military, armed forces of the Poland, ...
(for example, the WR-40 Langusta MLRS).
Since 2012, the sole owner of Jelcz sp. z o.o. has been Huta Stalowa Wola, which is a part of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa.
In 2023, the Jelcz P882.57 8x8 chassis was selected as the base chassis in the Polish Homar-K multiple launch rocket system program. The vehicle has been integrated with the TOPAZ combat management system, the Fonet digital vehicle communication platform, the Radmor radio communication system and the K239 rocket launcher module.
At the MSPO military fair in 2023, the company presented the advanced third-generation P883.57 chassis for the first time, which is dedicated to the future standard chassis in the Polish Armed Forces.
Gallery
See also
* Jelcz M11 * Jelcz PR110 * Jelcz M125MReferences
Jelcz of KMKM Warszawa
External links
Jelcz Sp. z OO website
(Polish)
Jelcz en. website
(English) {{Authority control Truck manufacturers of Poland Defence companies of Poland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1952 Bus manufacturers of Poland Polish brands Polish Limited Liability Companies