Łukasiewicz and Radiotechnika sign in Kielce. Motors and generators for combat vehicles and drones

The Łukasiewicz Research Network and Radiotechnika Marketing have signed an agreement at the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce on the development of power supply systems and electric drives for combat vehicles, including unmanned platforms. The work will cover specialised generators, electric motors, control systems and communications. On the research side, the lead will be taken by Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology in Gliwice.

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10 september 2026   |   10:01   |   Source: Gazeta Morska   |   Prepared by: Kamil Kusier   |   Print

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The driver behind the partnership is the growing electrical demand of modern combat platforms. Unmanned systems and vehicles carrying an increasing number of on-board systems need power that remains stable in extreme conditions and over long missions. Prototypes developed under the agreement are intended to meet the needs of Polish and European defence programmes and of the large defence contractors that both partners already work with.

Radiotechnika Marketing, the industrial partner

Radiotechnika Marketing is a privately owned company specialising in the design of power supply and control systems, fibre-optic communications and electromagnetic compatibility. It employs around 500 people and supplies customers in both the defence and civilian sectors. In 2025 the company recorded revenue of 269 million zloty, an increase of 45 million zloty on the previous year.

For the company, the agreement is above all a way of shortening the path from concept to finished product. Its management points in particular to Łukasiewicz's experience in the design, prototyping, testing and validation of electric machines built to operate in demanding conditions.

– Combining the research and development competences of Radiotechnika Marketing and the Łukasiewicz Research Network allows us to accelerate the development of products and solutions in the area of power supply systems. This means we can develop our own technologies for the defence sector faster. We see particular potential in Łukasiewicz's experience in the design, prototyping, testing and validation of motors and generators intended for operation in demanding conditions – said Marcin Powązka, General Director of Radiotechnika Marketing.

The Gliwice institute will lead the work

Within the network, the lead role goes to Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology in Gliwice. The institute contributes competences in electric drives and electric machines, which are precisely the areas the agreement puts first.

Łukasiewicz stresses that working with private capital allows researchers to be directed to where the market needs them at a given moment. The network also identifies autonomous vehicles for the armed forces as its current area of specialisation, one in which electric motors require solutions of the highest class.

– Cooperation with private capital allows us to dynamically direct the work of researchers to where the market needs them. Today our network specialises in autonomous vehicles for the armed forces, whose electric motors require solutions of the highest class. I therefore hope that cooperation with Radiotechnika will soon result in products ready for implementation in industry – said Dr Hubert Cichocki, President of the Łukasiewicz Centre.

Power supply as part of the combat system

The agreement reflects a broader trend in which power and propulsion are no longer secondary equipment but one of the conditions for the performance of the whole platform. This applies especially to unmanned systems, where the efficiency of the generator and motor determines mission duration and the ability to carry additional sensors and communications equipment.

Neither side has published a schedule or a list of initial projects. What is known is that the results are to go to large defence companies and to defence programmes carried out in Poland and in Europe.

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