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Poland's PGZ picks BAE Systems to build 155mm shell production line

Poland's PGZ signed an open ended framework agreement with BAE Systems on 12 September 2025 to transfer UK ammunition technology, aiming for 150,000 to 180,000 155mm shells a year from a new Dezamet plant by 2028.

Reported Editor-read zbiam.pl (Nowa Technika Wojskowa), 12 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the contract's financial value, which both companies declined to disclose, nor that the licence due by November 2025 has been signed.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14. How the record is made

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