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Poland Invests €2.3 Billion in Swedish Submarines for Orka Program

12/4/2025

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Poland will buy three A26 Blekinge-class submarines from Sweden for about 10 billion zloty (€2.3 billion) as part of the Orka modernization program.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Sweden's offer was the best based on various criteria.
The submarines will enhance Poland's naval capabilities to address concerns about its outdated fleet.
NATO expansion with Finland and Sweden shifts regional dynamics, complicating the Russian Baltic Fleet's position.

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Poland will buy three A26 Blekinge-class submarines from Sweden for about 10 billion zloty (€2.3 billion) as part of the Orka modernization program.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Sweden's offer was the best based on various criteria.
The submarines will enhance Poland's naval capabilities to address concerns about its outdated fleet.
NATO expansion with Finland and Sweden shifts regional dynamics, complicating the Russian Baltic Fleet's position.