The Polish Armaments Agency has ordered the first batch of 28 LOTR light armoured reconnaissance vehicles from AMZ Kutno. (Polish MND)
The Polish Armaments Agency (AA), representing the State Treasury, ordered 28 LOTR 4×4 light armoured reconnaissance vehicles from AMZ Kutno on 14 August, the Ministry of National Defence (MND) and AA announced on their websites later the same day. The MND and AA valued the implementation agreement at PLN800 million (USD206 million), including a logistics and training package, with deliveries planned for 2026–28.
It was the first implementation agreement of the framework agreement signed on 28 February for the delivery of 286 LOTR vehicles from 2026 to 2035 under the Kleszcz (Tick) programme to replace the Polish army's BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicles.
The LOTR was developed under an agreement between Poland's National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) and a consortium led by AMZ Kutno that includes the country's Military Communications Institute, Military Institute of Armament Technology, and Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry.
Based on the Bóbr (Beaver) armoured personnel carrier, the LOTR will equip Polish army reconnaissance units and is designed to reconnoitre the battlefield and process and transfer the data collected in encrypted form for the preparation and conduct of operations in all weather conditions 24 hours a day. It carries a reconnaissance team consisting of five scouts and is equipped with a tactical battlefield reconnaissance radar and electro-optical and communication systems. The latter allows it to communicate simultaneously with other LOTR vehicles, helicopters, and higher command levels up to the battalion, according to the AA.
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