During the ceremony in Podwarszawska Kobyłka, in the PIR-Radwar plant belonging to the Polish Armed Forces Group, the contract was signed by: the Armed Forces Agency, liable for the acquisition of equipment for the military, and a consortium consisting of PGZ, APS and Norwegian Kongsberg.
The San strategy covered by the agreement is an anti-aircraft strategy primarily designed to combat enemy drones. It will consist of battery modules of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft systems, enabling the decommissioning of unmanned aircraft. The implementation of the full programme is expected to take 2 years, and its cost, according to unofficial sources, will be around PLN 15 billion.
The San strategy is intended to complement the resulting multi-layer air defence system, consisting of the Vistula programme with American medium-range Patriot systems, the Narew program based on British short-range CAMM missiles (approximately 20 km) and the very short-range program Pilica and Pilica+, utilizing Polish anti-aircraft plots, Grom and Lightning rockets, and in the future besides CAMM missiles.
The head of the MON dispels doubts
During the Thursday press conference in Warsaw, the head of the MON identified the San strategy as the first innovative, multi-tasking strategy in Europe. It besides informed that its financing was to be partially financed by the EU SAFE Facility and that European funds would be utilized at the time of their receipt from Brussels.
When asked about the units that will usage the San system, Kosiniak-Kamish pointed out that it was intended for all types of armed forces. He explained that drone techniques would be utilized by soldiers of land troops, air forces, and the Navy.
San will be utilized in accordance with the decisions of the Chief of General Staff, General Commander – explained the head of the MON.
Violation of Polish space
The government announced the fast implementation of the San programme after the night of 9–10 September last year, erstwhile Russian combat drones violated Polish airspace. The program is intended to supply the military with a set of tools to effectively detect and neutralize specified threats, with comparatively low operating costs, which will effectively defend itself against mass-produced, inexpensive drones.
