Head of the Polish MoD, Mariusz Błaszczak announced on 23rd March, via his social media channels, that Poland will soon reinforce its reconnaissance capabilities – with new satellite IMINT assets. The head of the MoD declared that during the upcoming 6 months, an agreement would be signed concerning 2 EO satellites. The said contract is to involve unspecified French partners.
Mariusz Błaszczak stated that an agreement would be concluded soon, that would result in reinforcement of the state reconnaissance capabilities, thanks to two EO satellites. These are to belong to a broader IMINT constellation, probably taking into account the smaller assets developed in Poland now, with the involvement of the Polish R&D potential and the domestic space industry. The information was also published via the official channels of the Polish MoD.
Even though no specifics were released, regarding the profile of the satellite reconnaissance, the most probable scenario would involve the acquisition of optoelectronic EO satellites with higher spatial resolution – this has been expected within the scope of the assumptions of the government’s resolution