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On March 14, 2019 at the premises of Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. in Gdynia, within the permanent PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation) structural cooperation, an international conference on the HARMSPRO project (Harbor & Maritime Surveillance and Protection) took place. The meeting was carried out as part of the official visit of the project member states delegation on March 12-14, 2019, organized by the Navy Inspectorate of the General Command of the Armed Forces as the national project coordinator.

 

The conference was open to representatives of the Ministry of National Defense and to representatives of institutions and companies that expressed their interest in participating in the project. The meeting was attended by representatives of the institutions/organisational units of the Ministry of National Defense of Italy, Poland, Greece and Estonia as well as international representatives of industry and science. It should be noted that the project also involves the Portuguese side, which owing to circumstances beyond its control, could not attend the meeting in Poland. The main topic of the meeting was to discuss the assumptions of the international HARMSPRO project (Harbor & Maritime Surveillance and Protection), which aims to create a system of surveillance and protection of harbour and coastal waters.

 

The HARMSPRO project, in which Italy acts as a project Leader, is one of the dozen of new European Union ventures implemented as part of permanent structural cooperation in the field of PESCO  defense. It is anticipated that the project will provide the Member States with new capacity to carry out surveillance and protection of sea areas extending from coastal zones all the way to harbour areas and including communication routes as well as so-called ”choke points”, i.e. straits and canals, in order to ensure safety of both maritime traffic and structures. It is planned to deliver an integrated and comprehensive open architecture system that will enable the exchange, fusion and data processing in order to detect and identify the potential marine threats. The system will be based on maritime sensors, specialized software and on surface, underwater and aerial platforms. The assumptions of the project also include the development of a portable system, capable of use in the areas of harbours, anchorages and coastal waters.

 

CTM, part of the PGZ S.A. Corporate Group, is planning to participate in the HARMSPRO project, thereby to bring in its competences and experiences to it, both as a developer, supplier and integrator of comprehensive, integrated and multi-sensor solutions or their separate components (e.g. a portable magnetic barrier). This technology is used to protect naval units and critical infrastructure facilities, such as: harbours, gas and oil terminals, passenger terminals, oil platforms and other hydrotechnical structures. It should be emphasized that the Gdynia Center’s solutions have so far been used to protect harbours, secure the Tall Ships Races and for underwater protection of special surveillance objects during the session of the European Union Council and detection of illegal border crossing. It is important to note that significant part of the development and testing of systems, developed by OBR CTM S.A., was carried out as part of the NATO project entitled “Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work” (DAT PoW). In addition, OBR CTM S.A. participates in the OCEAN2020 international project, associated with HARMSPRO from the European Defense Agency (EDA), which main goal is to develop the potential of unmanned aerial, surface and underwater platforms to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance of maritime areas.

On February 21, 2019 at Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. (CTM) in Gdynia (Poland), a meeting with Polish Navy and General Staff (Polish MOD) representatives took place. During this event, CTM took the opportunity for introducing the project, to present context and to show the wide spectrum of related activities, as well as to indicate the benefits of direct participation, particularly with reference to exercises at sea.

On January 24, 2019 representatives of OBR CTM S.A. from Gdynia, participated in the 4th National Maritime Security Forum, which was held in Warsaw. The Forum was traditionally organized in a convention of a conference and accompanying exhibition. During the conference, representatives of Polish authorities, as well as Polish and foreign armed forces and industry discussed, among others, on the implementation of naval modernization programmes, as well as key capabilities of navies, and on how to ensure maritime safety, including port security. During the conference session entitled “The Polish Navy and industry in the face of new challenges: new technologies, capability priorities, needs and possibility of implementation”, President of the Board of CTM, dr inż. Andrzej Kilian, gave a presentation on modern technologies used in integrated systems, communication systems, ship systems and underwater systems, developed by the Company.

At the accompanying exhibition, at CTM’s booth was presented, among others, a model of minehunter “Kormoran” with developed and delivered by CTM for this class of ships systems, i.e.: Integrated Mission System, Passive Defense System as well as key sensors and effectors. The Company’s exhibition also enabled the visitors to get familiar with detection, classification and neutralization systems of sea mines (modular lightweight minesweep MLM model, sensor platform for MCM operations model) and elements of the Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection System (portable magnetic barrier, pyrotechnic effector) developed for detection and countering terrorist threats.

On January 18, 2019, by Resolution of the Company’s Supervisory Board, Mr. Marcin Wiśniewski was appointed to the position of a Member of the Board of OBR CTM S.A.

On January 16-17, 2019, the „Polish-Swedish Naval Technology Forum” was held at the Naval Academy in Gdynia. The aim of the two-day event was to create a platform for knowledge and experiences exchange between Polish and Swedish academic and research centers, research and development centers as well as entities and institutions involved in research projects in the field of marine technologies. In the Forum participated representatives of the Ministry of National Defense, the Navy Inspectorate, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, the Swedish Royal Navy, the Swedish Defense University (SEDU), the University of Lund, Saab Kockums, OBR CTM S.A., the Gdańsk University of Technology, the Maritime Center for Military Technology, the National Center for Research and Development, the Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI and many other institutions and entities involved in research and development and commercialization projects. During the forum, the President of the Board of OBR CTM S.A., Andrzej Kilian Ph.D., actively participated in the expert panel on innovation in the defense sector, while another representative of the Center gave a presentation on the development of ship integrated mission systems.

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On September 18, 2018 in Remontowa Shipbuliding S.A. shipyard in Gdańsk the first sheets of metal were cut, to begin the construction works for the second 258 project Kormoran-class MCMV, “Albatros”, which is the first of the milestones. It is another of the minehunters, which involves Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. in the construction works. The first of them – ORP “Kormoran”, was delivered to the Polish Navy at the end of 2017 by a consortium led by Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. and OBR CTM S.A. based in Gdynia. The construction of “Albatros” is the result of an agreement signed between the Armament Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defence and the Consortium consisting of Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. (the leader) and OBR CTM S.A. and PGZ Stocznia Wojenna S.A., which are members of the Polish Armaments Group.

CTM, within the aforementioned Consortium, is responsible for the integration of the Combat Management System. Additionally, CTM develops and delivers the Integrated Combat System, including Ship Combat Management System SCOT, Passive Defence System, Underwater Monitoring System, including SHL-101/TM and SHL-300 sonars and explosive charges “Toczek” to countermeasure sea mines.

On the fourth day of the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce (MSPO), Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. received the Award of the President of the Republic of Poland for developing the first Polish ship Combat Management System “SCOT”. The award of the President of the Republic of Poland for the product that best serves raising the level of soldiers’ safety, from the hands of the advisor to the President Andrzej Duda, Ambassador Bogusław Winid, was collected by the President of the Management Board of OBR CTM S.A. Andrzej Kilian PhD. and the Vice President of the Management Board of OBR CTM S.A. Joanna Sztiller.

SCOT is the first Polish modern ship Combat Management System, which is a universal system designed for various classes of ships for the Polish Navy, including modern minehunters “Kormoran” type, as well as “Ratownik” rescue ship and others. It is also the “brain, heart and nervous system” of the ship. The basic function of the system is the integration of various ship’s subsystems, ranging from the air, surface and submarine countermeasures and asymmetric threats, to the technical observation, communication system or integrated navigation system in terms of ensuring the ship  safety, monitoring the current geographical location, the ship traffic parameters and distribution of the tactical situation image. The system supports the combat activities carried out by the crew in the effective use of all sensors and effectors operating on the ship. In addition, it supports task (mission) planning, decision-making processes and allows monitoring and reporting. It is worth mentioning that the SCOT system is based on elements developed in CTM. Applied IT and organizational solutions allow, first of all, to reduce the risk of technical problems, shorten production time, reduce costs of the processes of developing and implementing system elements, as well as in the course of its long-term operation. SCOT is an open, scalable and flexible system, which allows the integration of new sensors and effectors, as well as the introduction of new functionalities. SCOT in the version dedicated to the minehunter was implemented on the prototype ship of the 258 project  “Kormoran”, built by the Polish Consortium, including CTM.

CTM will develop an innovative “Mobile Radionavigation HF System SRN” for the Polish Navy. The agreement was signed on 5 September 2018, during the MSPO 2018 Fair. It was concluded between the Armament Inspectorate (IU) representing the Ministry of National Defence (MON) and CTM, a part of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ).

 

The agreement was signed by Chief of the Armament Inspectorate, Brig. General Dariusz Pluta, representing the Ministry of National Defence, and CTM: President of the Board Andrzej Kilian, PhD and Vice President of the Board Joanna Sztiller. The SRN will carry out the full range of tasks related to determination of position of Polish Navy vessels, especially in scope of marine measurements, marine rescue, search, identification of underwater objects, including mine-like objects. As part of the development work, a system of 3 radio-navigation chains on vehicles and 35 receivers will be acquired, in order to secure with necessary accuracy, determination of positions for PN vessels, performing combat and hydrographic tasks in the area of responsibility in the absence of positions from the satellite system.

 

„The innovation is a key factor not only for development of the entire economy but also of individual organisations, including companies such as Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. The agreement signed just now is the next step in the development of widely understood marine technology and is an example of positive cooperation between business and Polish universities. It should be emphasized how important for the development of economy is implementation of the results of research and analysis. CTM, co-creator of KORMORAN II minehunter, by concluding today’s agreement, once again confirms its capabilities both to create and implement “innovations”. The contract will allow to obtain solutions with high technological advancement, mostly based on microprocessor techniques and software control. On the basis of navigation data by the newly developed system, navigation protection of Polish Navy vessels, approaches to ports, protection of mine actions in the PN Defense Zone and conducting specialist activities carried out by hydrographic services will be implemented. This will significantly improve the quality of hydrographic protection by the Naval Hydrographic Service. – stated the Head of the Ministry of National Defence, Brig. Dariusz Pluta.

 

As a result of implementation of the agreement, a successor to the “JEMIOŁUSZKA” system developed earlier in the CTM will be developed. It will be a system with much wider possibilities. It will implement the most modern technologies and solutions, developed together with scientists from the Gdańsk University of Technology – stressed President of the Board of OBR CTM S.A., Andrzej Kilian, PhD.

 

“The SRN project is an example that cooperation of innovative industry with universities may result in the implementation of innovative solutions, beneficial for both parties, in order to strengthen safety,” added Joanna Sztiller, Vice President of the Management Board of OBR CTM S.A.