Artist impression: Scorpene SSK launching cruise missiles
Posted on 09/14/2017 6:59:05 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Poland is interested in buying French weaponry, especially missile-equipped submarines, officials said after talks between the two countries’ defence ministers.
“We want to conclude this contract as soon as possible, preferably still this year," Poland’s Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said, referring to a possible submarine deal.
He was speaking after talks with France’s Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly in Paris on Wednesday,.
“The strength of the French offer” is that the submarines would come together with cruise missiles as part of a single deal, Macierewicz told Poland’s PAP news agency.
But “there are still details that need to be worked out,” he said. “For example, there has never been a test performed for actually integrating such a missile with a submarine. Only tests on a platform have been conducted that do not accurately reflect real-life conditions on a submarine.”
Still, work on the project “is very advanced, which creates a chance for the purchase to be made,” Macierewicz said, adding that the deal “would be very beneficial to Poland.”
He also suggested that the Polish government was ready for a new chapter in relations with France “although that is not easy" amid a range of thorny issues. (gs/pk)
Source: IAR, PAP
Artist impression: Scorpene SSK launching cruise missiles
A sausage class polish sub on French bread? You’re making me hungry.
He happened to do it when and where the French were readying sea-trials for a new class of sub.
The French rescheduled for security reasons, and local economy lost out on the money being spent by every naval spy in the world that had descended on the area when they went home.
No jokes about Polish submarines.
For some reason recent pixs you have been posting on your recent posts are not downloading and when I go to properties show up as “unavailable”. I’m using Google. Any suggestions ?
No clue! I guess it has something to do with the cookies. I am seeing the pix of yesterday’s posts, barring one on the Royal Navy wanting to export frigates.
Thanks for responding Also had the same problem with that post
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