Polish contribution to San

Project in numbers

Responses to the MON proceeding were given by Deputy Minister for Defence Paweł Bejda, recalling that On 30 January 2026, a contract was signed between the Armed Forces Agency and a consortium composed of the Polish Armed Forces Group (leader) and the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The key subcontractor was Polish Advanced Protection Systems. The subject of the contract is the supply of 18 battery anti-aircraft modules capable of combating drones and another air threats. The value of Kongsberg's share is about PLN 6 billion, the remainder of the contract is to be awarded to Polish entities – PGZ and companies of the capital group and APS.

The first 3 firing platoons are to be delivered to the military by the end of 2026 and another within 24 months of signing the contract. According to the answer of the Ministry of Defence San will be a multilayer anti-aircraft and anti-drone system. It includes, among others, 18 35 mm artillery systems, 54 30 mm artillery systems, 54 12.7 mm firearm stations, 54 APKWS launchers, 18 BSP launchers intercepting another drones, XENTA-M circular radars (18 pcs), FIELDctrl ULTRA circular radars (54 pcs) and FIELDctrl Follow (108 pcs), command stations, radio-electronic combat vehicles, logistics and exploratory vehicles.

Polish solutions

MON stresses that the choice of effectors and sensors was primarily driven by the ability to integrate all components into 1 coherent anti-aircraft defence system.

One of the most crucial questions of the interpelling was the issue of omitting the Polish strategy ZSSW-30 (producer Huta Stalowa Wola in cooperation with WB Electronics) as a possible solution for Sanu. Ministry of Defence explained that ZSSW-30 was designed mainly as a tower mounted on KTO Rosomak and BWP Borsuk, utilized to fight enemy soldiers and armored vehicles. According to MON, combating air targets requires separate technological solutions and was not the subject of work on the USSR-30.

Members besides asked about the choice of Danish XENTA-M radars and their comparison with another national solutions. MON ensures that the decision is preceded by a detailed analysis of the method parameters. According to the ministry, the choice was decided, among others, by: scope of detection, accuracy of tracking, velocity of data refresh, classification of targets, opposition to electronic interference, ability to work in motion, timely delivery. Deputy Minister Bejda besides referred to allegations concerning the alleged cone of dead radars, that is, the area straight above the antenna in which the device has limited or zero mark detection capability. The hotel stresses that ‘limiting elevation coverage’ (the vertical angle up from the horizon line) to about 60 degrees is simply a typical feature of this class's radars and does not deviate from the standards of global manufacturers.

Deputy Minister Konrad Golota of the Ministry of State Acts indicated that the San Programme Agreement does not cover the transfer of cognition and technology related to the production of 30 mm and 35 mm programmable ammunition. At the same time, the MAP points out that the Polish company Mesko has the technology of producing undirected 70 mm rockets utilized in the system. Deputy head of the Ministry of Defence Paweł Bejda confirmed that within the San programme programming ammunition is to be purchased 30 mm from possible 2 abroad suppliers, in turn to 35 mm cannon ammunition will be sourced from the national producer. At the same time, he pointed out that thanks to the conclusion of the contract with the consortium with the participation of PGZ-et in the San system, national solutions (most sensors and effectors, management and command system, communications, vehicles) will be utilized to a large extent.