Modernization of infantry combat vehicles is a solution that allows the Polish armed forces to get combat vehicles and special versions in up-to-date variants. An example is provided with the new BWP-1 amphibious Infantry Combat Vehicle called Borsuk. A consortium made of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne (WZM) will implement the modernization program of this vehicle for the Polish armed forces. Work will include major repair works of 31 vehicles and maintenance overhauls of nine other BWP-1 IFVs under the guaranteed contract. The agreement also includes an option of two overhauls and three maintenance overhauls. The deal will be executed between 2022 and 2024, with the first deliveries scheduled next year. On September 3, 2019, Army Recognition presented this new version of the BWP-1.
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