MBDA has received a contract from Poland to equip the Polish Navy’s three new Miecznik-class frigates with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor naval air defense system.
Sea Ceptor is a state-of-the-art naval air defense system that protects naval vessels and their consorts from modern air and surface threats, such as supersonic anti-ship missiles and unmanned surface vessels.
The contract builds on a series of strategic agreements between MBDA and Poland around MBDA’s CAMM family of air defense missiles. Poland will take advantage of the interoperability of the CAMM, designed specifically for the land and sea domains, by using its stocks of CAMM missiles already obtained to equip the Miecznik. The CAMM will be efficiently installed on board with a quadpacking solution on the Mk41 VLS (Vertical Launch System), allowing for a high payload and increasing the platform’s survivability.
MBDA is working with PGZ (the Polish defense company) to create a sovereign missile capability in Poland through the NAREW program, supported by an unprecedented transfer of knowledge and technology from MBDA. The use of the CAMM family in the PILICA+, NAREW and MIECZNIK programs will provide significant efficiencies for Poland, while boosting Polish industry and generating highly skilled jobs.
The contract for the Miecznik further demonstrates the strategic relationship between MBDA and PGZ, which also includes joint collaboration on a future medium-range CAMM missile, and the strength of defense cooperation between the UK and Poland.
Around the world, many militaries have chosen to rely on the CAMM family for state-of-the-art land and naval air defense, including Poland, as well as the UK, Italy, Canada, Brazil, and, most recently, Sweden.