Poland’s new Borsuk infantry fighting vehicle is one of the more interesting armored vehicles entering service in NATO. It is designed to replace the country’s aging BWP-1 fleet with a modern tracked IFV armed with a 30mm Bushmaster cannon, Spike anti-tank missiles, thermal sights, digital systems, modular armor, and an unmanned turret. Some are surprised to learn that the Borsuk can swim. While many modern infantry fighting vehicles like Rheinmetall’s Lynx, Hanwha’s Redback, and the U.S. Army’s future XM30 are moving toward heavier armor and more weight, Poland’s Borsuk stays lighter so it can cross rivers and wide water obstacles. That matters for a country shaped by the Vistula, Bug, Narew, and Oder rivers, and sitting on NATO’s eastern flank near Russia and Belarus. In this video, we look at what the Borsuk IFV is, why Poland built a homegrown infantry fighting vehicle, how its weapo

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