Thyssenkrup Marine Systems’ offer for Poland includes delivery of the first submarine in 2027. The building process and overhauls would take place in Szczecin, while maintenance and servicing could be carried out in Gdynia. These are the three cornerstones of the proposal created by the German company which is one of the three entities submitting a bid in the Polish Navy’s Orka submarines procurement programme.
The Germans are proposing that 212CD submarines are procured by the Polish Navy – this type of vessel is a derivative of the Type 212A that is being operated by German and Italian marine services. The competitors include the French Naval Group offering the Scorpène submarines, and Saab, offering the A26. Each and every of the aforesaid offers has its own pros and cons.
This week, a group of Polish journalists has been invited to get acquainted with the TKMS facility in Kiel (formerly known as Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, HDW). The hosts also made an announcement concerning a letter of intent, signed back in December 2017 with the Polish Armaments Group. Should the German offer be selected as the one to become the pillar of the Orka programme, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is willing to establish a joint venture company with PGZ. The document in question, as tkMS suggests, defines the potential conditions that would be adopted if collaboration is launched.
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