Light Armoured Reconnaissance Carrier
Project title
Light Armoured Reconnaissance Carrier
Name of Beneficiary/Beneficiaries
AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Military Communications Institute
Military Institute of Armament Technology
Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry
Name of programme
Project for national defence and security
Competition
Competition 4/2013
Project value
according to contract PLN 36,450,970.98 (according to implementation PLN 41,144,762.55)
Funding value
PLN 33,420,454.78
Project delivery period
from 23 December 2013 to 22 November 2022
Meet our team
Light Armoured Reconnaissance Carrier (LOTR) implementation team (from left to right):
Dominik Dębinski – Director of the Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Jarosław Gasik – Electrical and Electronics Specialist, Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Bartłomiej Modrzejewski – Manager of the Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Zygmunt Fabisiak – LOTR Project Manager
Kacper Pawłowski – Coordinator of the Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Dominik Błaszczyk – Constructor-Technologist, Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
Konrad Tomczak – Technical Manager, Implementation and Development Office at AMZ-KUTNO S.A.
See the results of our work
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What problem does our project solve?
The LOTR carrier developed as part of the project is intended to replace the BRDM-2 vehicles currently used by reconnaissance subdivisions in military units, whose design dates back to the early 1960s and is no longer compatible with the requirements of the modern battlefield. LOTR capabilities are a significant advance in technology and crew safety. They include the acquisition and collection of data about the enemy and the combat environment, and the transmission of these as encrypted reconnaissance data. The vehicle makes it possible for a generational shift to occur within the armed force, offering functions such as transport of the crew with equipment, fire support using onboard weapons, and combat against lightly armoured vehicles, low-altitude moving targets and enemy forces. It is based on the 4×4 Bóbr-3 wheeled platform, which provides a high level of protection for the crew and is suitable for reconnaissance tasks. The vehicle is equipped with a 240 kW 6-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 7200 cm³ meeting EURO 3 emission standards. It has an automatic transmission and an all-wheel drive with independent suspension.
The LOTR reaches a maximum speed of 90 km/h on paved roads and has a range of 600 km, while the cruising speed is 7 km/h. The vehicle can transport a reconnaissance team of five soldiers, with their personal equipment and reconnaissance gear. It is equipped with advanced systems such as a tactical battlefield reconnaissance radar, an optoelectronic head, and a communications system that allows communication with other vehicles, helicopters and superiors up to battalion level. The LOTR also has a remotely operated weapon system, equipped with a 12.7 mm WKM-B and a 7.62 mm UKM machine gun. In addition, it has a system of protection against weapons of mass destruction and a system of protection against laser beam radiation.
Who will benefit from the project's results?
The LOTR project was implemented to meet the needs of the Polish Armed Forces. It was part of the "Operational Patrol Reconnaissance" programme, which is part of the 2013–2022 Programme for the Technical Modernisation (PMT) of Armed Forces and continued under the 2021–2035 PMT, specifically the sub-programme for the acquisition of the Kleszcz light armoured reconnaissance carrier to replace BRDM-2 reconnaissance variant vehicles in units.