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Miecznik Frigates (Arrowhead 140 type) – PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Gdynia

under constructionstage: construction
15 bn PLN
contract value · data from 2023net or gross: not recorded≈ 15 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

A programme to build in Poland three modern multi-role frigates of project 106 (codename Miecznik) for the Polish Navy, based on the British Arrowhead 140 design by Babcock International. The ships – the future ORP Wicher, ORP Burza and ORP Huragan – are being built at the Gdynia-based PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, the technical leader of the PGZ-MIECZNIK consortium. Each vessel is approximately 138 m long with a maximum displacement of approximately 7,000 t. The construction also involved the largest investment programme in the shipyard's more than one-hundred-year history in halls, machinery and equipment. As of July 2026, all three frigates are under construction: the hull of the first (Wicher) is in advanced assembly, and work has already begun on the last (Huragan).

How it went

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Timeline

  1. Announced27 Jul 2021
  2. Construction start31 Jan 2024
  3. Current date2031

Change history

  • 28 Apr 2026stage: construction
  • 31 Jan 2024status: in progressKeel-laying of the first frigate (the future ORP Wicher) at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia.
  • 31 Jan 2024stage: construction
  • 27 Jul 2021stage: announced

Significance

Miecznik is the most important post-war combat shipbuilding programme in Poland – three multi-role frigates are to replace worn-out vessels and become the backbone of the Polish Navy's combat capabilities in the Baltic. Building the vessels at the Gdynia-based PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, together with the transfer of technology from Babcock International and the largest investment programme in the shipyard's history, rebuilds national competencies in the design and production of large surface ships and maintains jobs in the Polish shipbuilding and armaments industry.

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  1. [1]Miecznik - multipurpose frigates for the Polish Navy ↗archived ✓
    PGZ Stocznia Wojenna
  2. [2]Poland cuts steel for the third and final Miecznik frigate ↗archived ✓
    Naval News29 Apr 2026
    StatusStageStage historyCurrent dateInvestor
    StatusConstruction of the first frigate – Wicher – is at an advanced stage of hull assembly.
    Stage · InvestorThe ceremony took place on 28 April 2026 at the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia – the technical leader of the PGZ-MIECZNIK Consortium.
    Stage historyWith the start of construction on the Huragan, we are entering the next phase of the“Miecznik” programme.
    Current dateCompletion of the “Miecznik” programme, i.e. the delivery of the third vessel – Huragan – to the Polish Navy, is scheduled for the end of 2031.
  3. [3]Wodowanie pierwszej fregaty w programie Miecznik. PGZ podala termin ↗archived ✓
    Polska Agencja Prasowa2025
    Cost
    CostWartość umowy wynosiła początkowo ok. 8 mld zł, niemniej w wyniku zawartych aneksów wzrosła pod koniec 2023 roku do ok. 15 mld zł.
  4. [4]Miecznik frigates design and construction contract for Polish Navy annexed ↗archived ✓
    PGZ Stocznia Wojenna
    Cost
    Costthe contract, the value of which after signing all the annexes to date amounts to approximately PLN 14.8 billion
  5. [5]Poland lays keel of first Miecznik-class frigate ↗archived ✓
    Naval NewsFeb 2024
    Construction start
    Construction start · LocationOn January 31, a keel laying ceremony of the future ORP Wicher was held at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ Naval Shipyard) in Gdynia.
  6. [6]Aneks do umowy na Mieczniki - wszystkie fregaty dozbrojone ↗archived ✓
    ZBiAM
    Announced
    Announcedumowy nr IU/42/XI-49/ZW/NEG/ROZ/DOS/Z/2021/332 podpisanej 27 lipca 2021
  7. [7]pgzsw.com.pl ↗archived ✓
  8. [8]polskieradio24.pl ↗archived ✓
    Funding
    FundingŚrodki finansowe, które znajdują się w resorcie budżetu obrony narodowej, w pełni zabezpieczają budowę tego projektu zgodnie z harmonogramem