The Polish Army received 26 Cougar armored vehicles with mine protection

The Polish Armed Forces received 26 Cougar 4×4 MRAP (mine resistant ambush protected) vehicles.

Here's What We Know

Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of Defense of Poland, told about it. The vehicles were received by the 18th Mechanized Division named after General Tadeusz Buk. Poland signed a contract for the supply of vehicles with the U.S. back in 2021. The cost of cars is $27,500,000. In total, the Poles are to receive 300 vehicles.

26 pojazdów #MRAP Cougar 4x4 trafiło do 18. Batalionu Dowodzenia @Zelazna_Dywizja. Część z nich już uczestniczy w ćwiczeniu. Kolejne Cougary wkrótce trafią do jednostek na wschodzie Polski. Konsekwentnie wzmacniamy wschodnią flankę #NATO i modernizujemy #WojskoPolskie???????? pic.twitter.com/bveZbKOsjG

- Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) August 30, 2022

Flashback

The Cougar is an American infantry vehicle with mine and ambush protection. It was developed in the Republic of South Africa. The vehicle comes in two modifications: 4×4 и 6×6. It accommodates up to 6 people and can accelerate up to 105 km/h.

Source: @Zelazna_Dywizja, @mblaszczak

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