Poland buys hundreds of Naval Strike Missiles in $2 billion deal

WARSAW, Poland — Poland has ordered “several hundred” Naval Strike Missiles in a deal worth 8 billion zloty (U.S. $2 billion), according to the country’s weapons procurement agency.

Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed the deal for two new naval missile units for its existing Naval Strike Missile anti-ship system. The contract will enable the military to boost its coastal defense capabilities along the Baltic Sea.

The contract, awarded to Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, covers the supply of “command vehicles, missile launchers, and several hundred anti-ship NSM missiles,” according to the Armament Agency.

Geir Håøy, president and CEO of Kongsberg, said in a statement that this deal is the largest single contract in the company’s history.

Deliveries are scheduled to take place from 2026 to 2032. Under the contract, Polish defense companies will be involved in supplying the weapons in cooperation with the Norwegian business, the agency said.

The announcement was made on the first day of this year’s MSPO defense industry show. The event runs Sept. 5-8 in Kielce.

The Naval Strike Missile is a sea-skimming, over-the-horizon missile with a range exceeding 185 kilometers (115 miles), according to Kongsberg.

Several regional countries are enhancing their naval strike capabilities in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine . In May 2023, Latvia’s government voted to authorize the purchase of Naval Strike Missiles to bolster its Baltic Sea defense capabilities.

Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.

波兰华沙——据波兰武器采购机构称，波兰已订购“数百枚”海军打击导弹，交易价值 80 亿兹罗提（20 亿美元）。

国防部长马里乌什·布瓦什恰克签署了为德国现有的“海军打击导弹”反舰系统采购两套新型海军导弹装置的合同。该合同将使德国军方能够提升其在波罗的海沿岸的防御能力。

据军备局称，授予挪威康斯伯格防务与航空航天公司的合同涵盖“指挥车辆、导弹发射器和数百枚反舰NSM导弹”的供应。

Kongsberg 总裁兼首席执行官 Geir Håøy 在一份声明中表示，这笔交易是该公司历史上最大的单笔合同。

该机构表示，交付计划于 2026 年至 2032 年间进行。根据合同，波兰国防公司将与挪威企业合作供应武器。

该消息是在今年MSPO防务工业展的首日宣布的。该展会于9月5日至8日在凯尔采举行。

据康斯伯格公司称，海军打击导弹是一种掠海飞行、超视距导弹，射程超过 185 公里（115 英里）。

在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰之后，一些地区国家正在加强其海军打击能力。2023年5月，拉脱维亚政府投票授权购买海军打击导弹，以增强其在波罗的海的防御能力。

Jaroslaw Adamowski 是《防务新闻》驻波兰记者。