Poland contracts PGZ-Narew consortium for passive location systems for air defence

Pit-Radwar's PCL sensor suite including passive coherent location and passive emitter tracking subsystems, displayed during MSPO 2025. (Jakub Link-Lenczowski)

Poland's Armaments Agency has signed a contract with a PGZ-Narew consortium for the delivery of 28 sets of passive location systems (PLSs) with an option for 18 further sets in the future, the country's Ministry of National Defence announced on 2 September. The contract (including the option) is for PLN5.7 billion (USD1.6 billion). The value of 28 PLSs from the basic order is PLN3.9 billion.

The passive coherent location (PCL) sensors are expected to be delivered with Narew short-range air defence (SHORAD) batteries in 2030–38 as a part of Poland's planned integrated, multilayer air-defence system. The consortium of PGZ subsidiaries behind the system includes Huta Stalowa Wola, Pit-Radwar, PCO, Jelcz, Mesko, Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej, Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności Nr 1, Wojskowe Zakłady Uzbrojenia, Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne, and Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów.

PGZ subsidiary Pit-Radwar developed the PLS as part of its detection and identification system, which will support both Narew's CAMM-ER (common anti-air modular missile)-based and the medium-range air defence (MRAD) Wisła (Patriot PAC-3)-based air-defence systems. The PLS enables passive, wideband spectrum observation and reconnaissance of the airspace through two subsystems: PCL and passive emitter tracking (PET), without any emission.

For more information, please see Poland orders 56 mobile communications centres for phase two of Wisła programme .