Saab Signs Contract for Two Signal Intelligence Ships for Poland
Saab has today (October 25) signed a contract with the Polish State Treasury Armament Agency for the design, production and support of two ships for Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) for Poland. The total order value corresponds to approximately EUR 620 million with deliveries planned during 2027. The order is expected to be booked by Saab before year-end.
A SIGINT ship is used to support the acquisition of intelligence data across the full spectrum of naval intelligence capabilities. Saab will serve as the prime contractor, designing and producing the two ships including the integration of advanced mission systems.
The ships will be built entirely in Poland by a subcontractor, the Remontowa Shipbuilding SA shipyard, which will deliver complete platforms equipped with propulsion and all marine equipment and systems, except specialised electronic intelligent systems. As the Armament Agency points out, the detailed specification of the SIGINT systems is classified information.
The Polish yard is also responsible for conducting sea trials of the ships before their delivery to Saab for final outfitting with specialised intelligent systems.
“The ships will provide a very broad naval intelligence capability enabling the data acquisition in the entire spectrum of SIGINT radio reconnaissance,” Armament Agency spokesman Lt. Col. Krzysztof Płatek stressed in a statement to Polish Press Agency.
“We are proud that Poland has selected Saab as a partner in naval intelligence ship systems. We will contribute with our capabilities by building advanced platforms with world-leading sensors, fully integrating complete mission systems, where we have long experience,” says Saab’s President and CEO Micael Johansson.
The effectiveness of the contract is subject to the fulfilment of certain financial conditions. All conditions are expected to be fulfilled by the end of 2022.
The statement published by the Armaments Agency added that other entities of the Polish defence industry will also be involved in the contract, “which will translate into a significant portion of local content in this order.”
This is one of many ongoing Polish arms orders from Saab. In October, the company announced that it is to supply Poland with Double Eagle SAROV underwater vehicles to safely neutralise sea mines (they will be mounted on the next Type 258 Kormoran II mine destroyers being built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding shipyard – ed.) The vehicles will be delivered between 2026 and 2027.
Source: Saab/PortalMorski.pl
