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Thales signs modernisation contract for the ORKAN class Fast Attack Craft

09 August 2001

The Naval Shipyard Gdynia (Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej) and Thales Nederland B.V. have signed a contract worth 76 million euros for the modernisation of the three ORKAN class Fast Attack Craft with the Polish Navy (Marynarki Wojennej RP) and Thales Swedish sub-contractors, Ericsson Microwave System AB and SAAB Bofors Dynamics AB on 31 July, 2001. The ship’s communications system will be delivered by Thales Naval GmbH, subsidiary of Thales Nederland B.V. in Germany.

The contract covers the delivery and integration of the combat systems on-board the Polish Navy’s three existing ORKAN class Fast Attack Craft.

Thales is world-renowned for its state-of-the-art, fully distributed modular combat systems. Thales’ Combat Management System (TACTICOS) uses Multi-function Operator Consoles (MOC Mk3) and its own application software. The main characteristic of these systems is the full integration of both the various sensors - including those not supplied by Thales - and a wide range of hard- and soft-kill weapons into an integrated system. STING-EO is included as fire control system and integration of the existing guns is part of the overall project. Besides the combat systems on-board the ORKAN, a Land based Integration and Programming System is included in the contract.

Thales will involve Polish industry in high technology areas of the programme such as interface development and subsystem production. Full transfer of technology to Polish industry will take place progressively during the programme for the Combat System Integration (CSI) activities.

The Naval Shipyard Gdynia is supervised by the Polish Ministry of National Defence and is the oldest shipyard in Poland, having served the Polish Navy for 80 years.

Thales Naval Nederland’s Commercial Director, Mr. Rob van der Wurff, has expressed his pleasure with the company’s first contract in Poland in the naval domain. It is of great significance, especially as Poland is one of the new NATO members. Thales is honoured to assist this new member to create an up-to-date and NATO-compatible fleet.

Press contact

Thales Nederland

Adrian Smits

Phone: +31 (0) 74 248 2520