WORLD NEWS | France delivers two satellites and receiving station to Poland

WARSAW, Dec. 27 (AP) France will provide Poland with two observation satellites and a receiving station, which it says will help its armed forces identify threats early, according to a deal reached Tuesday in Warsaw.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced after a meeting with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu that they had approved an agreement between Airbus and the Polish Armaments Agency to equip the Polish army with two reconnaissance satellites.

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Blaszczak said the agreement was “a great opportunity to strengthen our ability to detect threats early”.

The Polish Armaments Agency estimated the total value of the deal at 575 million euros ($612 million), and said the satellites would be launched by 2027.

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Thanks to the satellites, Poland’s Ministry of Defense says its military will be able to obtain reconnaissance data with an accuracy of 30 centimeters (nearly a foot).

Blaszczak calls it an early warning system for military and civilian threats such as natural disasters. (Associated Press)

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