Profile
- Type
- 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle family
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Finland / Poland
- Service note
- 2000s-present
Armored Vehicles
KTO Rosomak
The KTO Rosomak is Poland's licensed Patria AMV-based 8x8 armored vehicle family, built by Rosomak S.A. in Siemianowice Slaskie for infantry transport, IFV, command, reconnaissance, medical, and mortar-carrier roles. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Rosomak vehicles became part of Polish-supported Ukrainian force modernization after official 2023 supply and purchase announcements.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Rosomak S.A.
- Built in
- Poland
Service History
- In service
- Entered Polish service in the 2000s; acquired by Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Polish Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War, War in Afghanistan
Production History
- Designer
- Patria
- Designed
- Late 1990s-early 2000s
- Built by
- Rosomak S.A.
- Built in
- Poland
- Produced
- 2004-present
- Number built
- Patria reported Poland would have up to 900 Rosomak vehicles in several versions by 2023.
- Variants
- Rosomak IFV with Hitfist-30P turret, Rosomak APC variants, Rosomak-WEM armored ambulance, Rosomak-WRT technical reconnaissance vehicle, M120K Rak mortar carrier
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- IFV variant: 3 crew plus 8 soldiers; APC variant: 2 crew plus up to 10 soldiers
- Armament
- IFV variant commonly fitted with a 30 mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster automatic cannon, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, and anti-tank missile launchers depending on turret fit
- Weight
- Approximately 16,000 to 26,000 kg depending on variant
- Dimensions
- About 7.7 m long, 2.8 m wide, and 2.3 m high
- Mobility
- 8x8 wheeled chassis, about 100 km/h road speed, about 800 km range, and amphibious variants capable of about 10 km/h in water
- Protection
- All-welded steel hull with small-arms and shell-splinter protection; passive armor kits can increase protection on selected variants
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukraine acquired Polish Rosomak armored personnel carriers during the full-scale war, with Polish and Ukrainian official announcements in April 2023 tying the vehicles to support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Case: KTO Rosomak, PolandPublisher: Patria | Note: Supports Patria AMV technology-transfer background, Polish production at Rosomak S.A., service history, and scale of the Polish Rosomak program. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Rosomak SAPublisher: Defense Sector Entrepreneur Portal | Note: Supports Rosomak S.A. company background, location, and combat-vehicle manufacturing and servicing role. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Rosomak 8x8 IFV APCPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports technical characteristics, common IFV/APC roles, armament, protection, dimensions, speed, range, and crew/passenger figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Poland with state-of-the-art military technology. We will sell 100 Rosomaks to UkrainePublisher: The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War source for Rosomak vehicles supplied to Ukraine through a Polish government-announced order. | Accessed: 2026-06-20President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Poland signed a Letter of Intent on defense equipment supplyPublisher: Official website of the President of Ukraine | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War source for Polish Rosomak armored personnel carriers provided to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:POL KTO Rosomak.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary Rosomak photograph, published under GFDL and Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20