There is no safe Baltic without a Polish-Swedish alliance – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after signing with Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence of Sweden, cooperation agreement between both countries under the “Orka” programme. It was the submarines from Sweden that were selected as the best proposal for the Polish Army.
Choice of partner In the acquisition program, fresh submarines collapsed in late November. After analyzing all offers, the government identified Sweden and its ships A26 Blekinge as the ones that best meet the needs of the Polish Army. The next step towards the formal completion of the purchasing process is the agreement signed present by defence ministers of both countries on cooperation between Poland and Sweden (in the Memorandum of knowing formula).
It sets out the framework for a future intergovernmental agreement to be concluded within a fewer months. Although its details are inactive being negotiated, it is already known that the first of the 3 Swedish ships of kind A26 is expected to enter the Polish Army in 2030. Until then, Sweden had undertaken to lend Poland the alleged gap-filler. It will be a class A17 ship, which Polish sailors will be able to usage from 2027.
“This is not just a acquisition of submarines,” said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “We are building a fresh safety architecture in the Baltic together with Sweden. This vector of Polish safety facing north towards the states of the Baltic Sea basin is our common doctrine – said the head of the Polish MON.
He added that the choice of Sweden is not simply the choice of the country that will supply the equipment, but, as he put it, "this is the choice of a friend." – The anticipation of common usage of ports, joint training, these are large safety guarantees – he mentioned the benefits of strengthening bilateral cooperation. “The Swedish Government, with the engagement of the Polish arms industry, provides for investments in Polish industry, in Polish shipyards, but besides for the search and usage of Polish equipment solutions for the Swedish Armed Forces”, added Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish.
“We have signed a cooperation agreement, but it is more than a trade agreement,” said Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence of Sweden. He pointed out that it was a commitment between allies and friends to closer political, military and industrial cooperation. As the Swedish politician stressed, his country is well aware that Poland is the subject of hybrid attacks from Russia. Sweden besides has the same view of Moscow's aggressive actions. “We stand side by side with you in these dangerous times,” Jonson added.
“There is no safe Baltic without the Polish-Swedish alliance,” Kosiniak-Kamish said. As he added, in partnership and in alliance we are able to face challenges. He besides pointed out that the signed paper was more than a contract for another military equipment. “It is simply a strategical agreement for the safety of Poland and Sweden, the east flank of NATO and the Baltic Sea,” stressed the head of the Polish MON.
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