WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Defence Ministry has signed a deal to acquire two earth observation satellites from Airbus Defense and Space.
The deal is part of Poland’s efforts to boost its military reconnaissance capacities following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine.
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed the contract Dec. 27 in Warsaw.
according to Defense News, a spokesperson for the Polish ministry told that the net value of the deal is about €575 million.
“The Polish satellites will be launched into space until 2027,” the spokesperson said. “Already in 2023, the Polish Armed Forces will gain access to the resources of the existing Pléiades Neo [Earth observation] satellite constellation.”
The two satellites will be delivered to Warsaw along with a receiving station.
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