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Poland Requests $200 Million In Phalanx Weapons Work

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 5th, 2011

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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland worth an estimated $200 million. Poland requested a possible sale for follow-on technical support and a Service Life Extension Program for the upgrade and conversion of MK15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) aboard two ex-FFG-7-class frigates from the Block 0 to Block 1B, Baseline 2 configuration, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, system overhauls and upgrades.…

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