The Polish armed forces have embarked on a PLN17.9 billion (USD5.8 billion) recapitalisation of the country's naval capability, with plans for the procurement of 17 surface ships and submarines together with new fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Under a strategic blueprint known as the 'Operational Programme - Countering Threats at Sea 2013-2022/2030', the Polish Navy has laid out plans for three corvette-type coastal defence ships, four offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), three mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs), a military sealift/logistics support ship, three conventionally powered submarines (SSKs), and other specialist platforms. Most of these assets are scheduled to enter service between 2017 and 2022, although a small number -including the final SSK - will not arrive until the end of the 2020s.
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