the STOPFIRE® Fire Protection and Explosion Suppression System.

The system is designed to detect and extinguish fires and suppress explosions in less than 150 milliseconds in tanks, combat vehicles, personnel carriers, and other uniformed service vehicles – military, police, and fire departments.

STOPFIRE® has been implemented in the BORSUK Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BWP) developed by Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. A mock-up of the STOPFIRE® system will be presented at the WCBKT S.A. booth. 

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The purpose of MoU between KAI and WCBKT S.A. is to establish means and directions of cooperation in order to have ground support equipment of Polish production used to service FA-50 aircraft of the Polish Armed Forces. The Parties will proceed engineering cooperation in the area of GSE in order to meet the User’s expectations. The agreement is a result of MoU signed by PGZ and KAI during MSPO 2023.

WCBKT S.A. – Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology from Warsaw is the only company in Poland that designs and manufacturers comprehensive range of ground support equipment (GSE) for the Polish Armed Forces and its units are present on every military airfield in the country and compatible to work with every military aircraft used the Polish Armed Forces.

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Although for over 50 years WCBKT has specialized in the production and supply of aircraft ground support equipment for the military and civilian market, this yearwe prioritize our solution for the military land domain.

STOPFIRE® Fire Extinguishing and Explosion Suppression System is designed to detect and extinguish fire and suppress explosions in the drive and crew compartments as well as outside of the combat vehicle.

The system reacts to penetration of the armor by the cumulative jet and to fire or fuel explosion by automatically activating the fire extinguishing devices and releasing the extinguishing agent, thus preventing the fire from spreading.

The time from the moment the fire is detected to the moment it is extinguished is 80 ÷ 120 milliseconds. This is especially important in the event of a fuel explosion.

Such a quick reaction immediately suppresses the fuel explosion and prevents the pressure from increasing, giving the crew a chance to survive even in such extreme conditions.

The system is distinguished by a very high selectivity of hazard identification, ensuring no reaction to phenomena that pose no risk to the vehicle crew.

STOPFIRE® can be placed in any combat vehicle, tank or transporter in the configuration agreed for a given type of vehicle.

The specific operation of the system allows for fire protection vehicle even after the vehicle systems power is turned off.

The system was developed in cooperation with the Institute of Optoelectronics of the Military University of Technology, and its production implementation phase was preceded by research and obtaining a certificate from the Military Institute of Armor and Automotive Technology for compliance with the requirements  based on Defense Standards: NO-66-A101 to NO- 06-A108.

The system was implemented in NBPWP BORSUK, which is widely considered to be one of the most important modernization programs of the Land Forces.

STOPFIRE® in the form of a mock-up was presented at the stand of the aviation domain of the Polish Armaments Group in the hall C.

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The purpose of the meeting was to get to know  the participants of the KAI delegation the possibilities and abilities of WCBKT S.A. and discussing potential areas of cooperation in the field of ground handling equipment for light combat aircraft of the FA-50 family for the Polish Air Force.

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This was the 12th time of WCBKT S.A. as an exhibitor took part in this prestigious event.

The units produced by WCBKT S.A. for the needs of the Polish Armed Forces presented at the fair were very popular among industry and military representatives. from home and abroad.

Minister of National Defense, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Mariusz Błaszczak visited the stand of WCBKT S.A.

By the President of the Management Board of the company, Mr. Artur Gałęzowski, he was introduced with the ongoing activities for the logistical support of the Polish Armed Forces including in the field of aviation.

During this year’s show, we presented the latest technical solutions of our devices.

At WCBKT S.A. stand we exposed:

• STOPFIRE® FIRE EXTINQUSING AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM intended to protect the crew and the engine compartments of combat vehicles
• TWS-3 ORTLES-3/ M’20 the upgraded version of the simulator
• LOAD BANK LO-115/260D designed to control technical parameters of any GPU’s

At  MSPO outdoor area our GPUs were used as the external power source:

• GPU LUZES II/M SERIES VI for Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
• GPU LZE-6/M SERIES III for Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopeter

During XXXMSPO2022, representatives of the company held a number of meetings, including:

• representatives of the Ministry of National Defense, where the company’s potential was presented and discussed in the scope of the possibility of using our GPU devices in the process of servicing the latest generation aircraft
• military-industrial delegation from Bulgaria, where the possibilities of cooperation in securing the maintenance of F-16 aircraft by GPU devices produced by WCBKT S.A. were discussed
• a delegation from Ukraine, during which talks were continued on the possibility of undertaking industrial cooperation aimed at launching the production of GPUs in Ukraine

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• LOAD BANK LO-115/260D designed to apply current loads to 3 x 115/200V a.c. outputs of any GPU (ground power units);
• TWS-3 ORTLES-3/M’20  SIMULATOR  the upgraded and modernized version of the device designed for initial training of the gunner BMP-1, using the latest achievements of computer technology;
• STOPFIRE® FIRE EXTINQUSING AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM intended to protect the crew and the engine compartments of combat vehicles. Only ca. 100 ms pass between the fire detection and the extinguishing. Implemented in the New Amphibious IFV codename „BORSUK” developed by HSW;
• GPU LUZES II/M SERIES VI the latest VI generation designed to power on-board aircraft systems with a.c. and d.c. power. During MSPO 2022 this product will be powering Apache AH-64 on external Boeing stand.

Product is submitted to the competition DEFENDER 2022;

• GPU LZE-6/M SERIES III designed for powering the on-board aircraft systems with d.c. power during engine start-up and the on-board equipment technical condition checks. It will be powering the Bell AZ-1Z VIPER attack helicopter, which has its Polish premiere at XXXMSPO2022.

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An matter of special importance for WCBKT S.A. was honoring the company with the Golden Quality Certificate by the Quality Certification Center.

Among the new, presented proposals were, above all, Ground Power Unit – LUZES II/M series VI which is a new generation of well-known LUZES II/M GPU that supply on-board aircraft systems with a.c. and d.c. power, engine start-up and onboard equipment technical condition checks of all types of aircraft operating in PAF. The new GPU is characterized by a single container design, ability to provide two types of energy 28V d.c. and 115V a.c. and a remote diagnostics system that allows remote transmission of data on technical condition and facilitates the planning of periodic maintenance. In addition, the constructors made space for remote control devices, which allows GPU to be started and turned off by a technician sitting, for example, in the cabin of an aircraft, 20 meters away from GPU.

Aforementioned, previous version of the device, consisting of two containers, was made available to the United States Army, which presented at MSPO, among others Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian combat helicopter. The crew of the helicopter from Fort Riley, Kansas, which uses the facilities of the 33rd Transport Aviation Base in Powidz, made use of LUZES II/M series V GPU during the MSPO while checking the technical condition of on-board systems. That clearly indicates that GPUs manufactured by WCBKT S.A. can be successfully used to service allied countries’ aircraft. AH-64E Guardian helicopters are currently supporting the Atlantic Resolve U.S. mission Army Europe and Africa on the territory of Latvia and constitute the backbone of the armament of the assault and reconnaissance battalions of the US Army aviation brigades.

Striving to diversify product portfolio, WCBKT S.A. in cooperation with the Military University of Technology, build a system that allowed the company to enter the group of companies creating technological solutions within the land domain. STOPFIRE® system presented during MSPO is the first, completely Polish, automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system in the driving and crew compartments, dedicated to tanks, combat and engineering military vehicles. Less than 150 ms elapses from the moment the fire is detected to its extinguishing. STOPFIRE® was installed in crew and drive compartments on the NBPWP Borsuk prototype and has certificate of the Military Institute of Armored and Automotive Technology, documenting the compliance of actual parameters with those declared by WCBKT S.A.

At the booth of the aviation domain companies of Polish Armament Group, WCBKT S.A. also presented its flagship product which is LUZES V/ D series V GPU, which is currently used by most units of the Polish Air Force, as well as hangar and airport equipment, the production of which extends the company’s capabilities in the field of comprehensive military and civil airport equipment in elements such as: passenger stairs or cargo terminal equipment.

VIPs who got acquainted with WCBKT S.A. offer included, in particular Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces  Major General PhD Dariusz Pluta, Deputy Director of Defense Policy Department of the Ministry of National Defense Mr. Mateusz Sarosiek, representatives of Armaments Inspectorate, Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, General Command of the Polish Armed Forces, Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces and military units of the Polish Air Force.

Additionally, representatives of WCBKT S.A. had opportunity to participate in events organized during MSPO which were devoted to areas of foreign trade control systems in goods of strategic importance, product management and certification systems, U.S. procedures of Foreign Military Sales and selected projects of Huta Stalowa Wola S.A.

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