WB GROUP, Poland’s largest privately owned defence company, is expanding into Germany. On 10 November, the Group officially launched WB GERMANY in Berlin and inaugurated its first German technology company, based in Bavaria, marking a further step towards closer German-Polish industrial and defence cooperation.
The event in the German capital was hosted by Piotr Wojciechowski, founder and President of WB GROUP. The Polish defence group sees Germany as a strategic market and an important partner in building a strong and technologically sovereign European defence industry capable of strengthening security on NATO’s eastern flank.
“Our goal is to open a new chapter in German-Polish cooperation in the defence industry. We want to develop, manufacture and create long-term value together. Poland and Germany share a particular responsibility for Europe’s security. As a company, we want to contribute to that responsibility through investment, industrial partnerships and combat-proven technologies”, said Piotr Wojciechowski, President of WB GROUP, during the ceremony.
The opening of the Berlin office was attended by Deputy Minister Marcin Bosacki of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jan T. Tombiński, Head of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Germany, senior representatives of the Polish Armed Forces and the Bundeswehr, members of the Bundestag, as well as guests from politics, business, diplomacy and the media.
“Poland and Germany signed a defence cooperation agreement in June aimed at building a closer industrial partnership. This is why we are here in Berlin. We have been working on the launch of WB GERMANY for more than a year. We want to become a permanent part of the local industrial landscape and build partnerships with both small and medium-sized companies and Germany’s largest industrial groups”, said Piotr Wojciechowski.
WB GROUP designs and manufactures combat-proven multi-domain unmanned systems used by Poland, Ukraine, numerous NATO countries and other customers worldwide. The Group intends to work with German partners to develop advanced defence platforms for European armed forces and critical infrastructure operators. This will also include long-term cooperation with German companies and investors.
“Today, I am proud to announce that we have acquired our first technology partner – a Bavaria-based company specialising in propulsion systems. We know that sovereignty is invaluable and that, in wartime, proximity to production facilities is critical to operational success”, Piotr Wojciechowski added during the inauguration.
WB GERMANY will serve as the primary point of contact for German industrial partners, government institutions, the Bundeswehr, other organisations in the security and defence sector, defence companies and research and development institutions.
“The challenges facing European security require greater speed, closer industrial cooperation, more innovation and the deployment of advanced, proven and operationally ready solutions. We are convinced that combining Polish experience with German industrial expertise can make a significant contribution to strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities”, said Robert Czajkowski, WB GERMANY Managing Director.
In September 2026, WB GROUP solutions were demonstrated during trials conducted by the Bundeswehr. WARMATE family loitering munitions, which form part of integrated reconnaissance-and-strike systems, achieved a 100% hit rate and demonstrated resilience to electronic warfare measures.
“The partnerships already established with leading German companies will be expanded in the coming years. Particular emphasis will be placed on integrating light and heavy vehicles and unmanned ground systems with existing platforms, developing local production capabilities and creating new solutions for network-centric operations”, Robert Czajkowski added.
The newly established WB GERMANY, headquartered in Berlin, together with the manufacturing company in Bavaria, provides a platform for expanding industrial partnerships, developing joint production and strengthening NATO’s eastern flank. WB GROUP sees itself as an industrial bridge between Poland and Germany and as a catalyst for closer integration of the two countries’ defence-industrial capabilities.
WB GERMANY’s key areas of activity will include expanding existing industrial partnerships, acquiring further innovative technology companies to strengthen the supply chain, and developing additional production capabilities.
Poland and Germany together account for more than one-third of the European Union’s defence expenditure. At the same time, bilateral cooperation in the defence sector remains disproportionately limited, with defence-related trade representing only around 0.1% of total bilateral trade. Polish government representatives have highlighted this imbalance in discussions with their German counterparts.