WB Group is a

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electronics and aeronautics manufacturer, and one of Europe's largest private defence contractors. The company was established in 1997 and is based in

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. Through its various subsidiaries, WB produces military communications equipment,

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systems, fire-control systems,

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, and loitering munitions.

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is being used by the

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during the Russian invasion. The FONET vehicle and battlefield communication system was licensed to

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and is used by the

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Acquisitions

Flytronic

In 2009 WB acquired the UAV startup Flytronic, which had created the UAV now flown by the Polish Territorial Defence Force and by the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the WB Electronics brand.

Radmor

Zakłady Radiowe Radmor was a radio equipment manufacturer formed at the Gdańsk University of Technology in 1947. After it expanded from marine-oriented equipment to home audio during the Soviet era, the company was re-privatized in 1994 and the focus on public service radios was restored. Radmor began collaborating with the French Thales conglomerate even before Poland's accession to NATO, and was one of the early members of the consortium developing the European Secure Software-defined Radio.

Arex

MindMade

Polish Development Fund

In 2017 the

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, a fund of the Polish Treasury, invested PLN 128 million (EUR 30 million or USD 34 million at the time) in the WB Group, in exchange for 24% of shares.

External links

https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/ – official website in English language

References

{{Reflist Defence companies of Poland Technology companies established in 1997