Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), along with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna and Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej entities, has finalised a contract with the Armaments Agency to supply a rescue ship for the Polish Navy.
This agreement, valued at more than 1bn zlotys ($241.46m), was officially signed at the Naval Academy in Gdynia.
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This was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The project, part of the RATOWNIK programme under the Polish Armed Forces’ technical modernisation plan, is slated for completion between 2025 and 2029.
The vessel, designed to support submarine operations with specialised equipment, aligns with another project for the Polish Navy, which includes the ORKA project for acquiring new-type submarines.
The rescue ship will measure approximately 96 metres (m) in length, 19m in width and will be capable of traveling up to 6,000 nautical miles with a maximum speed of 16 knots.
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By GlobalDataIt is designed to accommodate a crew of 100, plus an additional nine staff members.
The RATOWNIK initiative follows other endeavours such as the MIECZNIK multi-purpose frigates and KORMORAN II minehunters.
PGZ Management Board member Jan Grabowski said: “Today’s agreement is another milestone for our maritime area. The implementation of the “Ratownik” programme will allow us to improve all the skills, technologies and knowledge that we acquire and engage in the ongoing construction of three multi-purpose frigates for the “Miecznik” programme.
“Cooperation between the Polish Navy and the domestic shipbuilding and arms industry in the course of implementing the Technical Modernisation Plan is a generational opportunity for our companies, within which we strive to acquire competences for both surface and underwater units, in order to be able to support efforts for the maritime security of both the Republic of Poland and our allies.”
