Poland Receives First LOTR Kleszcz Armored Recon Vehicles to Replace Soviet-Era BRDM-2

Poland began delivering serial-production LOTR Kleszcz armored reconnaissance vehicles to the 15th Giżycko Mechanized Brigade on October 21, starting replacement of Soviet-era BRDM-2 scout cars. Built by AMZ-Kutno on the amphibious Bóbr-3 4x4 chassis, the vehicle combines an Aselsan ARSUS 100 radar and electro-optical mast with a Kongsberg Protector remote weapon station. An initial 28-vehicle contract worth approximately PLN 800 million runs to 2028, and a further 24 vehicles have been ordered. The wider framework envisages as many as 286 Kleszcz vehicles by 2035, with another delivery batch expected in 2026.