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MESSAGE _ENGLISH VERSION_
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Conclusion of an agreement on strategic industrial, technological and
commercial cooperation with ARMPOL Przedsiębiorstwo
Innowacyjno-Wdrożeniowe - inclusion of the Iryda+ X1 system in the
partner's offering for the defence sector
The Management Board of MBF Group S.A., with its registered office in
Warsaw _"the Issuer", "the Company"_ hereby announces that on 14 August
2026 it entered into an agreement on strategic industrial, technological
and commercial cooperation _"the Agreement"_ with ARMPOL
Przedsiębiorstwo Innowacyjno-Wdrożeniowe sp. z o.o., with its registered
office in Krubki-Górki _"ARMPOL"_.
ARMPOL is a Polish innovation and implementation company with many
years' experience in the development, integration and manufacture of
specialised equipment, including solutions for the defence, security,
rescue and civil protection sectors. The solutions developed by ARMPOL
also include containerised workshops designed to service vehicles
operated by the Polish Armed Forces, containerised aviation workshops
for servicing aeroplanes and helicopters, and solutions designed for
field command posts and civil defence.
The subject of the Agreement is the establishment of a three-year
framework for cooperation between the Parties, covering in particular
the inclusion of the Iryda+ X1 unmanned system - developed with the
Issuer's participation - in ARMPOL's product range as an optional
component of selected products and systems offered by that company. The
Agreement also provides for the mutual presentation, recommendation and
quotation of the Parties' products, the preparation of joint offers,
conducting discussions with clients, technical integration analysis, and
the possibility for the Parties to participate in procurement
procedures, tenders, implementation projects, consortia and research and
development projects.
One of the key provisions of the Agreement is the planned inclusion of
the X1 System in ARMPOL's product catalogue and price list as an
optional solution subject to individual configuration and pricing.
ARMPOL is authorised to present and promote the X1 System as part of its
commercial activities, including in catalogues, information and
promotional materials, and by including information about the X1 System
in quotations submitted to customers. The Parties may also draw up
binding Partnership Offers, whereby the technical specifications,
configuration, prices, delivery times and other terms and conditions
shall be agreed upon by the Parties on a case-by-case basis. The
Agreement provides for a remuneration model for ARMPOL in the event of
the sale of the X1 System through ARMPOL or to a customer acquired by
ARMPOL. Thus, the Agreement not only establishes a framework for
marketing and technical cooperation, but also a mechanism for the direct
commercialisation of the X1 System through a partner sales channel.
At the same time, the Issuer's Management Board announces that the
Parties have identified three main areas for the potential integration
and commercialisation of the X1 System. The first of these is
integration with ARMPOL's special containers, enabling the development
of, amongst other things, mobile command and control posts, operator
stations for unmanned systems, transport and service containers, mobile
workshops, parts warehouses, and centres for data collection, analysis
and distribution.
The second direction involves utilising the X1 System as an aerial
reconnaissance, surveillance and patrol layer in the vicinity of a
high-capacity mobile evacuation and crossing ferry. Potential
applications include, in particular, reconnaissance of the crossing
area, surveillance of both banks and access routes, patrolling the area
where equipment and personnel are concentrated, monitoring the security
zone, and transmitting data to the operator's station or command centre.
The third area of cooperation involves the use of the X1 System with
off-road transport systems and solutions related to engineering
fortifications, including within the framework of the state programme
'Tarcza Wschód'. In this application, according to the literal
provisions of the Agreement as stated by ARMPOL, the X1 System may
support, amongst other things, route reconnaissance, observation of
parking areas, loading and unloading, patrolling the operational area,
and monitoring the surroundings of personnel and equipment. The Issuer's
Management Board draws particular attention to the reference in the
concluded Agreement to solutions relating to engineering fortifications,
including the "Eastern Shield" programme, as one of the areas of
potential application and joint tendering for the X1 System. In the
Management Board's view, this creates an opportunity to undertake,
together with ARMPOL, activities aimed at offering the X1 System as an
optional layer of reconnaissance, surveillance, patrolling and security
support for solutions used within the scope of this programme.
The conclusion of the Agreement creates a new partnership-based channel
for the Issuer to commercialise the X1 System. It can be presented as an
optional component of larger solutions offered by ARMPOL to clients in
the defence, security, public administration and critical infrastructure
sectors. In the Management Board's view, such a cooperation model may be
of significant importance for the further commercialisation of the X1
System. It enables the unmanned platform to be offered as part of a more
comprehensive solution provided by a company with many years' experience
in the special and defence sectors. At the same time, it allows ARMPOL
to expand its own product range to include an unmanned component without
having to design and develop its own UAV platform independently.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Parties have also agreed to
jointly present the X1 System at the MSPO 2026 International Defence
Industry Exhibition in Kielce as an optional and complementary layer for
reconnaissance, surveillance, patrolling, monitoring and security
support for ARMPOL's products and systems. Representatives of both
Parties will be able to hold joint discussions with interested
customers. The inclusion of the X1 System in ARMPOL's catalogue and
price list does not guarantee the achievement of a specific sales value
or number of orders.
The Issuer's Management Board regards the conclusion of the Agreement as
a significant stage in the commercialisation of the X1 System, as it
creates, for the first time, a formal opportunity to include the X1
System in the catalogue and price list of an external Polish industrial
company with experience in the defence sector, and enables the X1 System
to be presented as an optional component of larger systems offered by
this partner. In the Management Board's view, this collaboration may
also create an opportunity to secure, in the future, the first trial or
implementation orders from customers in the defence sector, including as
part of joint bids directed at the Polish Armed Forces.
The Issuer's Management Board has classified the information regarding
the conclusion of the Agreement as confidential information within the
meaning of Article 7 of Regulation _EU_ No 596/2014 of the European
Parliament and of the Council _"MAR"_ due to its significance for the
commercialisation process of the Iryda+ X1 System, the creation of an
additional sales channel, the formal possibility of including the X1
System in the industrial partner's catalogue and price list, the
possibility of offering it as a component of larger systems intended for
the defence sector, and the potential impact of the cooperation on the
Issuer's future economic situation and development prospects.
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RB_ASO: Zawarcie umowy o strategicznej współpracy przemysłowej, technologicznej i handlowej
z ARMPOL Przedsiębiorstwo Innowacyjno-Wdrożeniowe - włączenie systemu Iryda+ X1 do
oferty partnera dla sektora obronnego
