A visualization of Babcock's Arrowhead-140PL design, which was chosen for Poland's Miecznik (Swordfish) frigate procurement program, was unveiled last week at a press conference hosted by the consortium PGZ MIECZNIK.

The PGZ MIECZNIK consortium has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with British industries (Babcock, Thales UK, MBDA UK) and therefore selected the Arrowhead 140 design for the future multipurpose frigates of the Polish Navy.

The Polish government announced on February 10 the down selection of two competitors for the Miecznik frigate programme: Babcock's Arrowhead-140PL and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems' MEKO-A300PL.

Navantia has moved to the next stage in the tender for the supply of the combat management system (CMS) for future frigates of the Polish Navy, along with three other contenders.