Poles completed command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 team
After six months, the Poles have completed command of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1), the so-called Mine Shield of Europe. Lieutenant Commander…
Navy divers will neutralise mines in the Bay of Puck
On Friday, 15 December, the Navy announced that mine divers of the minesweeper Squadron from Gdynia would pick up and hand over unexploded mines in…
Integrated navigation and bridge systems (INBS) for three frigates being built under the Swordfish program
PGZ Naval Shipyard has signed a contract with Canadian company OSI Maritime Systems for the delivery of Integrated Navigation and Bridging Systems (INBS) for three…
Polish sailors neutralised 16 historic water mines as part of NATO exercise in Estonia
Sixteen munitions, including those from the two world wars, were neutralised during a NATO historic mine clearance operation in Estonia’s territorial waters. Sailors from Poland…
Rescue operation in the Baltic. Seafarer wanted
A rescue operation is underway in the Baltic Sea. The Maritime Search and Rescue Service is looking for a seafarer believed to have fallen overboard…
New tasks for the minehunter ORP Mewa
The third in a series of modern mine countermeasure vessels, ORP Mewa, built at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. and handed over to the Polish Navy in…
New hovercrafts for the Polish Maritime Border Guard Unit
The Maritime Branch of the Border Guard (MOSG), on 16 October, signed a contract to purchase and deliver two hovercraft designed for patrol and intervention…
ORP Pulaski on the way to the Joint Warrior exercise
On Sunday, 15 October, the missile frigate ORP Gen. K. Pułaski left its homeport in Gdynia. The ship will represent the Polish Navy during the…
Polish Military Contingent has been operating for two months now
It has been two months since the Poles took command of the NATO Standing Mine Defence Force Group 1 (SNMCMG1). The staff directing the team’s…
Hanwha suggests participation of Polish shipyards in building submarines of ‘Orka’ programme
A vice president of Hanwha extols submarines to the Polish president. The Korean industrial conglomerate is bidding for a share in the Polish ‘Orka’ submarine…
Head of the Ministry of the Interior: new patrol vessel for the Maritime Unit of the Border Guard in Polish waters
A patrol vessel to be handed over to the Maritime Border Guard Unit is already in Polish waters. Technical acceptance of the unit has begun,…
UK and Poland close partners in defence industry – interview with Lord Mark Lancaster
The UK and Poland are very close partners in the defence industry. MBDA and PGZ are working together on the NAREW air defence project, which…
Poland has ordered four AW101 helicopters for the Navy
In 2019, the head of the Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the delivery of four AW101 helicopters for the Polish Navy. These helicopters…
Eleven mostly European entities want to build Polish submarines
Eleven entities have applied for the tender for submarines for the Polish Navy. – These are mainly European countries: Spain, France, Germany, the UK and…
Head of the Ministry of Defence: implementation of the ORKA programme begins
The implementation of the ORKA programme is being launched, the head of the Ministry of Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced on Monday. This programme, which provides…
NATO to set up centre to protect critical undersea infrastructure
NATO countries have agreed to establish a security centre for critical undersea infrastructure. This was stated in the final statement published on Tuesday at the…