WARSAW: Poland mentioned on Wednesday (Nov 26) it had chosen Sweden’s Saab to provide it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that kinds a key factor of Warsaw’s efforts to bolster its defences within the Baltic Sea.
Warsaw has been ramping up investments within the armed forces to counter what it sees as a rising menace from Russia after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The deal beneath the “Orka” programme to spice up Poland’s navy is likely one of the largest up to now amongst a raft of purchases.
“Sweden introduced one of the best supply when it comes to all standards, supply time, and operational functionality, particularly within the Baltic Sea,” Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz informed a press convention.
He estimated the worth of the deal at round 10 billion zlotys (US$2.73 billion), and mentioned Sweden had dedicated to purchase some armaments from Poland as a part of a wider cooperation settlement, and to offer a “gap-filler” submarine for the Polish military to coach on.
Kosiniak-Kamysz mentioned he would really like the industrial deal concluded no later than the second quarter of 2026 and he anticipated the primary supply in 2030.
