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 "slug": "poland-orka-a26-saab-submarine-contract-offset-deadlock-pgz-ratownik-end-june-ultimatum",
 "title": "Poland Finishes Negotiating the Saab A26 Submarine Deal but an Offset Dispute Stalls Signature",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/poland-orka-a26-saab-submarine-contract-offset-deadlock-pgz-ratownik-end-june-ultimatum/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/poland-orka-a26-saab-submarine-contract-offset-deadlock-pgz-ratownik-end-june-ultimatum/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-13T19:00:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:49.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWarsaw, 13 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Poland has concluded the military-technical contract for three Saab A26 (Blekinge-class) submarines under the Orka programme — the bid Warsaw selected in November 2025 — but the industrial-offset terms remain unresolved and the contract is unsigned\n * Deputy minister Konrad Gołota of the Ministry of State Assets set the ultimatum: with a positive government recommendation the Armaments Agency can sign in June; without one, talks open with anoth",
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  "poland"
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "polish-lithuanian-axis",
  "naval-defense"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "fincantieri",
  "italy",
  "poland",
  "saab",
  "sweden"
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  "countries": [
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   "poland",
   "sweden"
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