Three finalists announced for Poland's multimission frigate programme

摘要

Shipbuilders Navantia, Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), and Babcock have been shortlisted to compete in the Polish Navy's Miecznik (Swordfish) coastal defence frigate programme. Under the Miecznik programme, three multimission frigates will be built by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (Polish Armaments Group, PGZ) Naval Shipyard in Gdynia through a transfer of technology agreement in partnership with an international shipbuilder. A consortium led by PGZ was awarded a contract by the Polish Armament Inspectorate covering the design and construction of the three ships on 27 July. Announcing its selection to deliver a proposal for the programme on 6 August, Spanish shipbuilder Navantia said its design will be based on its F-100 frigate platform, which is in service with the Spanish Navy and has formed the basis of variants built for Norway and Australia.