This year we will sign a contract for rescue ships, and next year the contract for submarines – announced during the celebration of the Polish Navy, the head of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “The capabilities offered by the submarines can be crucial to ensuring Poland’s safety,” stressed president Andrzej Duda, stressing the importance of the “Orka” programme.
The celebrations of the Polish Navy in Gdynia were celebrated by president Andrzej Duda, Head of the Armed Forces and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Both politicians in their speeches devoted much space to the method modernisation of our fleet.
– The mission before it requires a possible adequate to the challenges, which will let the maritime domain to guarantee the stableness of the situation in the country," emphasised Andrzej Duda. The president pointed out that after the launch of the programme for the acquisition of rocket frigates, the “Meter” precedence for the Polish Army in the field of maritime safety must be the “Orka” program, or the acquisition of fresh submarines. – A origin that should find the acceleration of work on the launch of the “Orka” programme is the capacity offered by specified units. Their uniqueness may be crucial to ensuring Poland's security," said the President.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz argued that buying fresh submarines was more than a precedence for the military. “I think that for all of us, as we stand here, the “Orka” programme is simply a substance of honor,” he said. The head of the MON thanked the sailors for their efforts to keep the ability to operate our fleet in the deep sea.
Currently, the Polish Navy, after the withdrawal of all 4 Kobben-class submarines in fresh years, has only 1 unit of this type, a ship of this type. Eagle ORP (Kilo Classes). As the head of the Defence Ministry assured, the contract to acquisition fresh submarines will be signed next year. “We already have partners who have submitted their offer and in the coming months we will work intensively to identify the 1 with which we will sign next year,” said the minister. Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish recalled that to the MON tenders received from Sweden, Germany, Norway, France, Spain and South Korea, and 1 of the factors that will decide to choose will be the ability of the selected abroad partner to supply the Polish Army with the alleged bridge capabilities, i.e. submarines, which Poland could usage in the training of seafarers, until receiving the mark units.
Faster, due to the fact that later this year, a contract is to be signed for the construction of a rescue ship with the code name "The Rescuer". “We request a ship of this kind to safe the mission to the Baltic”, the Deputy Prime Minister argued. The head of the MON added that the construction of the unit would be entrusted to national companies.
Perhaps at the beginning of next year – the head of the MON did not give an exact deadline – the Armed Forces Agency will besides sign a contract with Polish shipyards to arm the patrol vessel Ślązak.
