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 varieties 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 risk from Russia after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The deal beneath the “Orka” programme to spice up Poland’s army is among the largest up to now amongst a raft of purchases.
“Sweden offered one of the best supply by way of 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 love the industrial deal concluded no later than the second quarter of 2026 and he anticipated the primary supply in 2030.
