SAN counter-drone system (component of the Tarcza Wschód programme)
The SAN counter-drone system is described as the largest integrated air-defence system in Europe, designed to detect, identify and neutralise unmanned aerial vehicles, and it is a component of the "Tarcza Wschód" (East Shield) programme. The supply contract was signed on 30 January 2026 between the State Treasury's Armament Agency (Agencja Uzbrojenia) and a consortium led by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) with the Norwegian technology partner Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The SAN system comprises 18 battery modules, each battery equipped with three firing platoons and one support platoon; the order also includes about 703 vehicles (roughly 400 on Jelcz platforms and about 300 on Legwan platforms). The order is worth about PLN 15 billion net (PLN 14,924.8 million according to the Polska SAFE programme table). The majority of the funds are to come from the EU SAFE programme. Polish companies supply about 60% of the system's components, with participants including PIT-RADWAR, ZM Tarnów, Rosomak, Jelcz, Huta Stalowa Wola, Mesko, Advanced Protection Systems and Transbit. The first elements are to reach the Polish Armed Forces still in 2026, and all 18 batteries are to be delivered within two years of contract signing (by around January 2028).
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Timeline
- AnnouncedJan 2026
- Original dateJan 2028
- Current dateJan 2028
Change history
- Jan 2026stage: construction
Significance
SAN is described as the first of its kind and the largest integrated counter-drone system in Europe – a Polish response to threats posed by the mass use of drones, strengthening air defence as a component of the "Tarcza Wschód" programme along the eastern border. The programme relies heavily on domestic industry (about 60% of the system's components come from Polish plants), and according to the Minister of National Defence this type of anti-drone battery is to become a Polish export product and a brand of Polish industry.
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- Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów (gov.pl)30 Jan 2026StatusStageFundingUtilisation
Status · UtilisationPierwsze elementy systemu trafią do Wojska Polskiego jeszcze w 2026 roku
Stagedostarczenie 18 modułów bateryjnych systemów przeciwlotniczych
Fundingwiększość środków pochodzić będzie z unijnego programu SAFE
- Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów / Polska SAFE (gov.pl)Cost
CostSystem przeciwlotniczy SAN - 18 modułów Systemy rakietowe 14 924 815,0 zł
- Defence2430 Jan 2026
- Polska ZbrojnaInvestorOriginal dateCurrent dateFunding
Investor · FundingUmowa została zawarta między skarbem państwa – Agencją Uzbrojenia a konsorcjum z liderem, czyli Polską Grupą Zbrojeniową, oraz partnerem technologicznym z Norwegii – Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
Original date · Current datewszystkie 18 baterii systemu ma być dostarczone w ciągu dwóch lat od podpisania umowy
- Polska Agencja Prasowa30 Jan 2026Announced
AnnouncedPodczas uroczystości odbywającej się w podwarszawskiej Kobyłce, w zakładach wchodzącej w skład PGZ spółki PIR-Radwar, kontrakt zawarły: odpowiadająca za zakup sprzętu dla wojska Agencja Uzbrojenia i konsorcjum złożone z PGZ, APS i norweskiego Kongsberga.
- StockWatch.pl30 Jan 2026