Poland’s Armament Agency has signed a contract with a consortium of companies under the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to expand production of 155mm artillery ammunition. The deal includes a funding package worth PLN 2.4 billion (approximately €565.9 million), drawn from the Capital Investment Fund (FIK).
The agreement was announced by Minister of State Assets Jakub Jaworowski, who stated that the first tranche of funding would be disbursed within July. The project aims to significantly boost Poland’s capacity to produce large-calibre ammunition, with production under the scheme expected to begin before the end of 2027.
Current annual output of such munitions is around 20,000 units. The government’s target is to raise this figure to between 150,000 and 180,000 units per year, according to Minister Jaworowski.
The Ministry of State Assets said the funding would be directed to four PGZ-affiliated companies—Dezamet, Mesko, Nitro-Chem, and Gamrat—to upgrade existing facilities or construct new ones. These efforts are part of a broader plan to establish three large-scale ammunition production plants under PGZ.
The initiative focuses particularly on the 155mm calibre, identified as a critical need in current and future defense planning. PGZ submitted four separate applications to the FIK, amounting to the full PLN 2.4 billion allocated for this phase.
In a statement to the Financial Times in June, Minister Jaworowski confirmed the government’s intention to increase output of large-calibre munitions fivefold. Prime Minister Donald Tusk had previously told the Sejm that the goal is for Poland to become self-sufficient in core ammunition categories within three years.PGZ currently manages five ammunition production facilities: Mesko in Skarzysko-Kamienna, Dezamet in Nowa Dęba, Belma and Nitro-Chem in Bydgoszcz, and ZPS Gamrat in Jasło.
The legislative framework enabling this funding was approved in December, when President Andrzej Duda signed a law allocating PLN 3 billion (€707.4 million) to the Capital Investment Fund. The program is designed to support ammunition production investments by both public and private defense firms. The application window closed at the end of March.
