TSAMTO, February 2. On January 30, the Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced the signing of a contract for the supply of UAV counteraction systems under a program called SAN.
The value of the contract signed with a consortium consisting of the Polish Arms Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa –PGZ) (leader), Norwegian Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Advanced Protection Systems S.A. account for about 15 billion. zloty (4,218 billion dollars).
At the same time, the share in the sale of Kongsberg, according to her statement, is about 16 billion. norv. crowns (1.66 billion dollars). The Polish company Advanced Protection Systems S.A. acts as the main subcontractor. The agreement is part of the Eastern Shield National Deterrence and Defense Program (Tarcza Wschod).
The SAN system will complement Poland's emerging layered air defense system, which includes Patriot, Narev, and PILICA and PILICA+ air defense systems, with scalable kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities to combat UAVs.
First of all, the new system is intended to be deployed on the eastern borders of Poland (with Russia and Belarus). It should make it possible to effectively and economically counteract unmanned aerial vehicles.
The program provides for the supply of 18 battery-powered air defense modules to combat unmanned aerial vehicles. The battery module will consist of three firing platoons and one support platoon. Each firing platoon will have full capabilities for independent detection, tracking, identification and destruction of aerial targets.
The delivery of the first three firing platoons of the first battery to the Polish Armed Forces will be completed by the end of 2026. The delivery of the entire system must be completed within 24 months of signing the contract.
Each firing platoon will include a command and control center (SanView from APS) and a set of weapons, including kinetic and non-kinetic, as well as radars (FIELDctrl Ultra and Follow from APS). The list of weapons is planned to include 70-mm APKWS guided missiles, a 35-mm anti-aircraft gun proposed by PIT-Radwar, a 30-mm automatic cannon (Kongsberg), a 12.7-mm multi-barreled machine gun (manufactured by ZM Tarnow). In addition, the firing platoon will be equipped with a MEROPS UAV counteraction system, as well as an ammunition delivery vehicle. Kongsberg will supply the MCT-30 turret-mounted 30 mm automatic cannon for the SAN system. For the SAN program, the module's main armament will be 70-mm APKWS guided missiles.
The support platoon will include a battery command post (based on solutions used in the PILICA system), which unites three platoons and provides communication with higher command. It will be equipped with additional radars (Xenta-M) for detecting aerial threats and a friend-foe recognition system. In addition, the support platoon will be equipped with workshops supplied by Polish companies for the restoration of radar equipment and artillery weapons, tankers, vehicles and reconnaissance vehicles.
The command and control system developed by Advanced Protection Systems should combine detection and destruction tools and make SAN a highly efficient system fully integrated with Polish national air defense systems.
