The largest submarine of the Polish Navy practiced on the Baltic Sea. Last week, ORP Orzeł undertook maritime training consisting in checking the preparation of the crew for independent operations outside the home port in the surface and underwater position. The protection of communication routes is one of the most […]
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PASSEX exercises in the Baltic Sea
The units of the NATO Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG-1) and Gdynia’s Fleet took part in joint exercises on the Baltic Sea training grounds. The main tasks performed by the units under training were to carry out typical operations of strategic sea transport cover and to maintain control at sea […]
ORP Grom fire tasks in the Gulf of Gdańsk waters
Since Tuesday, May 5th, the rocket ship ORP Grom has been operating in the Gulf of Gdansk. The vessel conducts a series of maritime training combined with the execution of fire tasks and the actual use of armaments. The ORP Grom rocket ship, operating in the waters of the Gulf […]
Coronavirus without affecting the Defender exercise
The spread of coronavirus in Europe does not affect the exercise of the transfer of American troops Defender-Europe 20 – said the deputy commander of American land forces in Europe (USAREUR), Major General Andrew “Andy” Rohling. He added that the exercise has a strong medical protection, and the command is […]
Poland orders Saab’s Double Eagle Sarov system for “Kormorans”
Saab received an order to supply the “Double Eagle Sarov” system for mine action (MCM). The system will be delivered to “Kormoran II” type mine destroyers, built for the Polish Navy in Remontowa Shipbuilding SA from Remontowa Holding group. Deliveries are planned for 2021-2022. The order was placed by one […]
20th anniversary of NATO corps. in Szczecin
Szczecin celebrates the anniversary of the NATO corps stationed there. Ships, military vehicles and the flight of airplanes and helicopters accompanied on Saturday the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the NATO Multinational North-Eastern Corps Command in Szczecin. The ceremonies organized at the Chrobry Embankment gathered a […]
Large smuggling thwarted in the port of Gdansk
During two joint actions, officers of the CSEB and the Fund for the Protection of the Treasury took over 15 million cigarettes worth about PLN 11 million and over 20 tons of tobacco, the press officer of the Central Investigation Bureau of the Police, Iwona Jurkiewicz, told PAP. State Treasury […]
Marek Gróbarczyk: in a week’s time we will settle the tender
In a week’s time, we will decide on a tender for a crosscut of the Mierzeja Wiślana (The Vistula Spit)” stressed Marek Gróbarczyk, the Minister of Maritime Economy, on Friday in Katowice. In a week’s time we will settle the tender – an extremely important investment for us – that […]