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Polish naval plans persist despite submarine uncertainty

25th March 2019 - 16:00 GMT | by Michal Jarocki in Warsaw

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As the Polish Navy looks to modernise its ageing fleet, uncertainty remains over its key Orka programme aimed at introducing a new class of conventional submarines to the service.

Details from the Technical Modernization Plan, which was published by the Polish MoD at the end of February and covers the period from 2017-2026, outlined a number of priority acquisition efforts in the land, sea and air domains.

According to the document the country will spend zł185 billion ($49 billion) during this period, with allocation estimates increasing from zł8.8 billion in 2017 to zł2.9 billion in 2025 and appropriations of

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