Kongsberg Wins NOK 16 billion Counter-UAS Contract in Poland

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, together with consortium partner Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), has signed a contract with the Polish Armaments Agency to deliver a national Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) capability for Poland.

Valued at approximately NOK 16 billion, the SAN CUAS programme covers the delivery of 18 CUAS batteries designed to counter a wide range of unmanned aerial threats. The systems will combine multiple effectors, including 35 mm, 30 mm and 12.7 mm guns, missiles, interceptor drones, and additional counter-air measures, providing a layered defence architecture.

The solution is built around Kongsberg’s PROTECTOR family, including the Medium Caliber Turret (MCT30) and remote weapon stations. The unmanned, lightweight and fully digitalised turret architecture supports rapid integration of different CUAS effectors. For the SAN CUAS programme, the primary effector on the remote weapon stations will be 70 mm guided missiles, supplemented by other kinetic and non-kinetic options.

Command-and-control integration will be provided through a tailored architecture from Advanced Protection Systems (APS), a PGZ subcontractor. This architecture will fuse sensors and effectors and enable interoperability with Poland’s national air defence network, supporting distributed sensor and effector operations across platforms and vehicles.

As part of the contract, Kongsberg plans to expand manufacturing capacity in Poland, strengthening local industrial capability and enabling higher-volume production of defence systems. According to the company, this supports NATO-aligned industrial cooperation while positioning Poland as a regional hub for counter-drone technologies.

Kongsberg has delivered more than 20,000 PROTECTOR systems to over 30 countries, all of which are CUAS-capable, providing a mature and scalable foundation for the SAN CUAS deployment.

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