Saab strengthens Polish industry ties
Saab has made moves to increase cooperation with Poland’s naval industry, signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Naval Shipyard of Gdynia, Poland. Saab announced the signing on 5 November.
The agreement provides a basis for the two companies to cooperate on offering joint naval solutions to the Polish Navy.
The Polish Navy is currently undergoing a period of modernisation, with plans to construct new vessels in a number of classes, including submarines.
Saab is looking to build on its own footprint in Poland, including the supply of RBS15 Mk3 missiles and Sea Giraffe radars for the Polish Navy’s fast attack vessels, and the Double Eagle MCM system for the navy’s mine hunting ship, the Kormoran II.
Naval Shipyard has been a long time partner of the Polish Navy for nearly a century, working on a number of the force’s shipbuilding programmes including the new Ślązak patrol vessels.
Jason Howard, country manager Poland, Saab, said: ‘Establishing strong local partnerships is a cornerstone of our business approach. We welcome this agreement and believe it is a milestone in our efforts to offer support to the Polish Orka future submarine programme.
‘For Saab, cooperation with local partners ensures that the delivery of our solutions produces benefits for our clients and, importantly, that the transfer of know-how involves local industry.’
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