On 2 September, during the XXXIII global Defence manufacture Salon in Kielce, [Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri](https://defence24.pl/industrial/lygurian-stock-concer-fincantieri-tu-rise-Italian-fromm-y) established an agreement with the Polish Armed Forces Group. As reported in the press release, the initiative will include the joint design, construction and maintenance of ships for the Polish Navy and export users, with peculiar emphasis on submarines, read: U212 NFS (near Future Submarine).