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  "id": "borsuk",
  "name": "BORSUK",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "POL",
  "category": "Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2025,
  "operators": [
    "POL"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The BORSUK Polish Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is Poland’s new-generation, fully amphibious tracked IFV designed to replace the BWP‑1. It combines a modern unmanned turret (30 mm + Spike‑LR ATGM), NATO‑standard protection and electronics, and genuine swim capability, with large-scale fielding just starting in 2025.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Track",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.6,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.4,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 28,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "MTU 8V199 TE20",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 720,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Transmission",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Automatic, integrated in a powerpack developed by WZM.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 550,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 65,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control system",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Hunter‑killer capability with independent commander/gunner day–night sights (thermal, laser rangefinder) and full FCS integration.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Welded Armox 500T steel with modular, spaced-armor architecture.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Option for add‑on armor kits and future hard‑kill APS has been discussed but not yet standard.",
      "src": [
        "weg-borsuk"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-borsuk"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-borsuk"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x 7.62 mm UKM‑2000C machine gun.",
      "src": [
        "weg-borsuk"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Ammunition note",
      "text": "2× Spike‑LR missiles in an external armored pod (right side of turret).",
      "src": [
        "weg-borsuk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "ifv",
  "image": {
    "file": "borsuk.jpg",
    "thumb": "borsuk-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Matthew Foster",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BWP_Borsuk_-_221114-Z-YU201-1009.jpg",
    "title": "File:BWP Borsuk - 221114-Z-YU201-1009.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/borsuk.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-borsuk": {
      "title": "BORSUK Polish Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BORSUK_Polish_Amphibious_Infantry_Fighting_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}