Poland signs a final contract worth about $4.8 billion (47 billion kronor) with Saab AB for the purchase of three Saab A26 submarines, according to multiple outlets. The agreement is presented as a major, long-term procurement intended to strengthen the Polish Navy’s undersea capabilities, particularly for operations in the Baltic Sea, a region highlighted by Swedish leadership as important to collective security across NATO. The Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson characterizes the deal as large and long-term and links it to broader allied security. Defense News also reports that the procurement package includes an additional, separate arrangement for a near-term “gap filler” boat. That vessel is intended to help Poland bridge capability gaps for Baltic Sea missions while also supporting training for Polish sailors until the submarines are delivered.
Poland signs $4.8 billion deal with Saab for three A26 submarines
Poland signs a final contract worth about $4.8 billion (47 billion kronor) with Saab AB for the purchase of three Saab A26 submarines, according to multiple outlets. The agreement is presented as a ma...
- Poland signs a final contract with Saab AB worth about 47 billion kronor (about $4.8 billion).
- The deal covers purchase of three Saab A26 submarines.
- The submarines are intended to strengthen Poland’s maritime and undersea capabilities, especially in the Baltic Sea.
- Swedish leaders publicly describe the contract as a large, long-term contribution to security within NATO.
- A separate component includes a near-term “gap filler” boat to support Baltic operations and training for sailors.
Under a separate deal, Warsaw aims to urgently acquire a “gap filler” boat for its Baltic Sea operations that will be used to train its sailors.
3 hours ago“It is a very large and long-term deal — it will make the Polish Navy one of the strongest in all of NATO. A strong Polish submarine force strengthens security in our shared Baltic Sea and across the alliance,” the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on X.
4 hours agoPoland has signed a final deal with Saab AB to purchase three submarines for around 47 billion kronor ($4.83 billion) as Warsaw seeks to bolster its maritime defense capabilities and forge closer ties with NATO ally Sweden.
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