{"id":337,"date":"2026-04-11T05:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/337\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T05:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:22:18","slug":"polish-firm-teams-with-northrop-st-engineering-to-tap-polands-massive-ammo-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/337\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish firm teams with Northrop, ST Engineering to tap Poland\u2019s massive ammo spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

WARSAW, Poland \u2014 Privately-owned Niewiad\u00f3w Polish Military Group has teamed up with Northrop Grumman and Singapore\u2019s ST Engineering to launch 155-millimeter and 40-millimeter ammunition production in Poland, catering to the country\u2019s plans to spend PLN 23.8 billion ($6.5 billion) on ammo and rockets from the European Union\u2019s Security Action for Europe (SAFE)<\/a> loans.<\/p>\n

Adam Januszko, the chief executive of Niewiad\u00f3w Polish Military Group, told Defense News the group\u2019s strategy is focused on developing domestic ammunition production capacities that are to \u201censure the sovereignty of deliveries for Poland and NATO allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key element of this strategy is the construction of a robotized 155mm ammunition factory with a target production capacity of 180,000 rounds per year. At the same time, in cooperation with a partner from Singapore, we are developing production of 40mm ammunition with a planned output capacity of up to 480,000 rounds per year,\u201d Januszko said.<\/p>\n

The development comes as Niewiad\u00f3w is readying to debut on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in late April 2026. The group is following in the footsteps of another ammunition producer from the region, Czechoslovak Group (CSG)<\/a>, whose recent stock market listing reinforced its status as central-eastern Europe\u2019s largest defense industry player.<\/p>\n

CSG is the main industry actor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where it runs numerous factories that make weapons, ammunition and military gear. The business is also a major supplier of artillery shells to the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n

Similar to many other countries across the region, Poland is advancing efforts to accommodate new ammunition factories that would provide a domestic supply for its military, with a particular focus on artillery rounds.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, the country\u2019s state-run defense group PGZ selected the U.K.\u2019s BAE Systems<\/a> as its technology partner for the planned ramp-up in ammo production. The British company said in a statement the designed munitions factory \u201cwill use BAE Systems\u2019 manufacturing technology and feature the same automated technology that will deliver a sixteen-fold increase in production capacity of 155mm artillery shells at its facilities in the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the long term, Poland\u2019s Army is to operate a fleet of some 1,000 self-propelled howitzers. This necessitates a boost in domestic manufacturing capacities for 155mm rounds that not only PGZ but also privately-owned companies such as Niewiad\u00f3w are seeking to accommodate.<\/p>\n

With numerous allies across the region looking to boost their ammo stockpiles, Niewiad\u00f3w acknowledges that the company has eyes on future exports. Its cooperation with foreign partners is designed to accelerate the roll out of the first rounds from production lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe group is gaining access to proven solutions from global leaders which significantly strengthens its technological advantage and shortens the time required to bring products to the market,\u201d Januszko said, referring to the partnership with Northrop Grumman and ST Engineering. \u201cThe ultimate goal of these efforts is the gradual localization of production in Poland while maintaining the highest global standards of quality and firepower performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along NATO\u2019s eastern flank, Germany\u2019s Rheinmetall is also making headway with its campaign to develop local artillery ammunition production capacities. In Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania<\/a>, the firm has established joint ventures with state-owned companies to build 155mm factories. In the Romanian market, local offshoot Rheinmetall Munitions Romania will produce medium-caliber ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles and air-defense systems, while the explosive powder plant in Victoria will make propellants, with Rheinmetall supplying the know-how and technology.<\/p>\n

Other countries from the region that are currently negotiating with foreign ammunition producers include Estonia whose defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, recently said an agreement with a yet-undisclosed supplier of 155mm shells is to be signed this month. Estonian state-run broadcaster ERR has reported the chosen company is \u201ca Swedish defense industry firm\u201d that is to open a \u20ac300 million ($351 million) ammunition plant in the country\u2019s P\u00f5hja-Kivi\u00f5li defense industry park.<\/p>\n

Niewiad\u00f3w is currently listed on the NewConnect market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In addition to its ammunition business, other areas of the group\u2019s activities include drones, mines, personal weapons and military logistics operations, according to data from the company.<\/p>\n

Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WARSAW, Poland \u2014 Privately-owned Niewiad\u00f3w Polish Military Group has teamed up with Northrop Grumman and Singapore\u2019s ST Engineering…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[434,433,436,437,430,75,431,9,435,432],"class_list":{"0":"post-337","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-poland","8":"tag-155mm","9":"tag-artillery","10":"tag-circulated-defense-news","11":"tag-defense-news","12":"tag-dn-dnr","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-northrop-grumman","15":"tag-poland","16":"tag-safe-loan","17":"tag-st-engineering"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}