The Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa or PGZ SA ( English: ''Polish Armaments Group'') is a

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established by the

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in 2013 to unite Polish

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defence industry companies. Headquartered in

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, the group is Poland's largest and one of Europe's major arms manufacturers comprising over 50 subsidiaries. In 2023, PGZ was ranked 64th on the list of 100 largest arms companies in the world in terms of revenue, published by

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History

The conglomerate was founded in 2013. In 2015, the process of consolidation of the Polish state-owned arms manufacturers was completed when eight companies previously controlled by Polski Holding Obronny were acquired by the PGZ SA. In 2024, PGZ SA signed a PLN11 billion (US$2.7 billion) contract with Poland's Ministry of National Defence to produce 300,000 155 mm artillery shells.

Structure

The Group comprises over 50 companies and holds shares in 32 others active in defense, shipbuilding, new technologies industries. Lead companies are divided into five domains: land, weapons & ammunition, C4ISR, air and naval.

Land domain

* H. Cegielski Poznań S.A. * Zakłady Mechaniczne "Bumar-Łabędy" S.A. * Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. * Jelcz Sp. z o.o. * Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechanicznych "OBRUM" Sp. z o.o. * Rosomak S.A. * Stomil-Poznań S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne S.A. * Zakład Mechaniczny "Bumar-Mikulczyce" S.A.

Weapons & ammunition domain

* Bydgoskie Zakłady Elektromechaniczne "Belma" S.A. * CENZIN Sp. z o.o. * Zakłady Metalowe "DEZAMET" S.A. * Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" - Radom Sp. z o.o. * Zakłady Chemiczne "Nitro-Chem" S.A. * Mesko S.A. * Przedsiębiorstwo Sprzętu Ochronnego "Maskpol" S.A. * PCO S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Uzbrojenia S.A. * Zakłady Mechaniczne "Tarnów" S.A. * ZPS "Gamrat" Sp. z o.o.

C4ISR domain

* Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. * PIT-RADWAR S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności Nr 1 S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności Nr 2 S.A. * ZURAD Sp. z o.o.

Air domain

* Wojskowe Centralne Biuro Konstrukcyjno-Technologiczne S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. * Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. * Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego "PZL-Kalisz" S.A.

Naval domain

* PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. z o.o.

Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology

Wojskowe Centralne Biuro Konstrukcyjno-Technologiczne SA (WCBKT SA) (en. Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology) is a joint stock company formed on the basis of a state owned company, established in 1980 by the Polish Ministry of National Defence. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of aircraft

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as well as simulators and armament training devices for tank and

infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle and armoured personnel carrier used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct fire, direct-fire suppo ...

crews. The Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology was established as a state enterprise on 1 January 1980. The main objective of the Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology Joint Stock Company is to manufacture aircraft ground support equipment as well as training equipment, service and design.

List of CEOs

Wojciech Dąbrowski Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik'' ("warrior") a ...

(2013–2015) *

Arkadiusz Siwko Arkadiusz () is a masculine Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Arkadiusz Aleksander (born 1980), Polish football player * Arkadiusz Bachur (1961–1995), Polish equestrian * Arkadiusz Baran (born 1979), Polish football ...

(2015–2017) * Błażej Wojnicz (2017–2018) * Jakub Skiba (2018 ''acting'') * Witold Słowik (2018–2020) * Andrzej Kensbok (2020–2021) * Bogdan Borkowski (2021–2021) * Sebastian Chwałek (2021–2024) * Tomasz Siemiątkowski (2024 ''acting'') * Krzysztof Trofiniak (2024–present)

References

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