La Polonia firma un accordo da 125 milioni di dollari per i satelliti di osservazione, potenziando la ricognizione militare

>**Poland on Friday finalized a contract worth PLN 556.7 million ($136,2 million) to purchase four observation satellites designed to enhance the country’s military intelligence capabilities.**

>Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz called it a “remarkable achievement” for the Polish Armed Forces.

>Under the contract, signed between the Armaments Agency and Warsaw-based Creotech S.A., four microsatellites will be developed along with a ground-based control system and data processing infrastructure. Kosiniak-Kamysz said the new satellites will improve the military’s ability to conduct tactical operations, describing the enhanced imaging capacity as “absolutely essential.”

>“This proves that no domain is off-limits for us,” the defense minister remarked, adding that Poland is entering a new phase in the development of its armed forces. He noted that funds for the procurement are sourced from the National Recovery Plan (KPO).

>“December is an extraordinary month, bringing many contracts,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said. “Earlier this week, we signed deals for [armored vehicles] Rosomak, Grot rifles, and Vis pistols. These investments reflect how we’re using the largest defense budget in our history and supporting domestic defense producers.”

>Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk announced that the first Polish satellite will be deployed to space next year, with the complete set of new microsatellites entering orbit by 2026.

>This agreement is part of the MikroGlob Earth Observation Satellite System project, aimed at creating a constellation of electro-optical microsatellites. In December 2022, then-Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak approved a separate contract for two additional observation satellites and a receiving station from Airbus Defence and Space, valued at roughly €575 million. Those satellites are slated to be constructed and launched by 2027.

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>Source: PAP

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