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company and was created as a result of the GROM system modernization carried out in 2010–15. As part of the modernization, the effectiveness of the homing warhead was significantly improved by increasing the sensitivity of detection, which increased the distance at which the
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1104:"Polish Piorun MANPADS Exported to US and Provided to Ukraine. A Success for Mesko Company"
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1130:"Kolejne potwierdzenie skuteczności zestawów Piorun na Ukrainie?"
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965:"Piorun MANPADS Headed to Slovakia: We Know the Details"
991:"Forsvarsmateriell kjøper bærbart luftvern til Hæren"
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
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855:"Polskie Pioruny dowodzą skuteczności na Ukrainie"
369:Przenośny Przeciwlotniczy Zestaw Rakietowy Piorun
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939:"MSPO 2023: More Piorun MANPADS to be Exported!"
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782:"Польща передає Україні новітні ПЗРК "Перун""
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508:Undisclosed number ordered in January 2024.
682:"Pierwsze strzelanie Piorunami z Popradów"
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466:A Piorun model for the Norwegian army
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173:16.5 kg (36 lb) total
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269:Operational
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