Polish patrol vessel christened
The MEKO A-100 patrol vessel for the Polish Navy has been christened ORP Ślązak at at Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej's shipyard facility in Gdynia.
The Polish Navy is scheduled to receive the patrol vessel ORP Ślązak at the end of 2016. The vessel will be a core asset of the future modernised Polish Navy fleet, and will be used to help Poland build security and protect its interests in the Baltic region.
The ship is based on the Blohm+Voss MEKO scalable warship design that will allow the navy to integrate various operational capabilities in a single platform.
The vessel is to receive an integrated combat system from Thales, including the TACTICOS Combat Management System, SMART-S Mk2 surveillance radar, STING-EO Mk2 (currently named the STIR 1.2 EO Mk2) fire control radar, MIRADOR electro-optical observation and fire control system and LINK 11/16 tactical data link system.
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