Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced Wednesday that the country will start a submarine procurement program in 2023.
About this, as he writesEuropean truth“, Blaszczak said during the two-day Defense24 Day conference, quoted by RMF FM.
“Later this year, we plan to start a procedure aimed at acquiring submarines along with the transfer of necessary technologies,” Blashak said, announcing the start of the Orka program.
Blaschak stressed that “a full-fledged navy should include not only surface ships, but also those that can move unnoticed under water.”
He added that in the near future the ministry will announce more detailed information on the number of ships, their equipment and competencies.
Now the Polish Navy has one submarine. This is a Kilo-class vessel launched in 1985. The craft has been upgraded and overhauled, with at least 10 repairs between 2020 and 2021, but its current condition is unknown.
“We want our submarines to be characterized by the durability of the missions they carry out, as well as high power in terms of combat equipment and configuration flexibility. As well as a high ability to covert movement at high speed and long covert underwater waiting,” the head of the Defense Ministry said. Poland.
The other day Blaszczak said that Poland is negotiating purchase of Swedish aircraft early warning and hopes that negotiations will be completed soon.
Poland has increased its military spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, and the government has promised to double the size of the army and spend 4% of GDP on defense in 2023.
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2023-05-24 10:56:04
