Reuters reported on the 26th (local time) that the Polish government has selected Swedish defense company Saab as the contractor for its new submarine program.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland's defense minister, announced this after a cabinet meeting the same day. He said, "We will sign the final contract by the second quarter of next year at the latest."
Poland pursued the "Orka Project" to introduce three new 3,000-ton-class submarines as tensions rose around the Baltic Sea following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The project is worth about 3.4 trillion won, and including maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), it is said to be worth up to 8 trillion won.
Saab, Korea's Hanwha Group, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Italy's Fincantieri, Spain's Navantia, and France's Naval Group took part in the bidding.