Polonez
The Polonez is a Belarusian 300 mm rocket artillery system of a launcher unit comprising eight rockets packaged in two four-rocket pods mounted on a MZKT-7930 vehicle. In 2018, it was exported to Azerbaijan. The system was designed by the Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanics in cooperation with a foreign country, probably China.
Also recorded as Polonez MLRS
Polonez
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- Polonez
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- multiple rocket launcher
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- Belarus
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The Polonez is a Belarusian 300 mm rocket artillery system of a launcher unit comprising eight rockets packaged in two four-rocket pods mounted on a MZKT-7930 vehicle. In 2018, it was exported to Azerbaijan. The system was designed by the Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanics in cooperation with a foreign country, probably China.
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The first combat missile launches were carried out in China. The 77th Separate Rocket Artillery Battalion of the 336th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Belarusian Ground Forces is equipped with it. An upgraded version called Polonez-M passed all trials and has been accepted into service by the Belarusian Ground Forces as of May 2019. Polonez-M has an increased range of 290 km (186.4 mi), a higher share of domestic components and can fire the improved A-300 missile. The first delivery was conducted in November 2023.
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• Name — Polonez • Type — Multiple rocket launcher • Is Artillery — yes • Is Vehicle — yes • Service — 2016 – present • Wars — 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict • Design Date — 2014 • Production Date — 2014 – present • Caliber — 300 mm • Max Range — Polonez: 200 km (120 mi) Polonez-M: 290 km (186.4 mi) • Guidance — Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS)
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- 1.Polonez Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Belarus - Army Technology.
- 2.International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The Military Balance 2016. The Military Balance. Routledge. 116. 181–183. 9 February 2016. 10.1080/04597222.2016.1127558.
- 3.A new batch of "Polonez" weapons has arrived in Azerbaijan - VIDEO. mod.gov.az.
- 4.Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel. Jamestown.
- 5.Developing missile technology is Belarus' strategic priority.
- 6.MILEX 2019: Polonez-M MLRS enters service in Belarusian army MILEX 2019 News Online Show Daily Minsk Belarus Defence security military exhibition 2019 daily news category. www.armyrecognition.com.
- 7.MILEX 2019: Polonez-M MLRS enters service in Belarusian army.
- 8.Belarus unveils upgraded Polonez-M MRL system.
- 9.Multiple launch rocket systems "Polonez"/missile system "Polonez-M" – Precision Electromechanics Plant.
- 10.ЦАМТО / / В Вооруженные силы Республики Беларусь поступил новейший комплекс РСЗО «Полонез-М». ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием. 2023-11-16.
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