Weibel's XENTA-M5 radar chosen for Poland's SAN counter-drone system in €84 million PIT-RADWAR contract
TLDR
- Weibel says its XENTA-M5 radar was selected for Poland's SAN counter-drone programme in an €84 million contract with PIT-RADWAR.1
- Weibel calls it the largest order in its history; Defence24 puts the value at about 370 million zloty.12
- Defence24 infers 18 radar sets, one per battery, and says San deliveries are due by January 2028.2
Danish radar maker Weibel Scientific said in a release dated 26 October that its XENTA-M5 has been selected as a radar capability for SAN, Poland's integrated counter-UAS system, under an €84 million contract with Polish defence electronics company PIT-RADWAR.1 The company calls it the largest order in its history and says it has delivered more than 6,000 radar systems to customers in over 45 countries.1 Chief executive Peter Røpke said the radar "provides the detection, tracking and classification that enables the wider system to act".1 Weibel describes its role as the sensor layer, detecting and classifying threats from small, low-flying drones to aircraft.1
Defence24, reporting on 27 October, converts the contract to about 370 million zloty and identifies PIT-RADWAR as part of the PGZ group.2 Its reporter writes that the order "most likely" covers 18 radar sets, one for each battery; that is Defence24's inference, not a figure from Weibel.2 The outlet says the radars operate at battery level, while the 54 fire platoons use more than 150 Polish APS radars of two types.2 Defence24 says Poland bought San from a consortium of PGZ and Kongsberg in January 2026 for 15 billion zloty, funded through SAFE, with deliveries due by January 2028.2 It lists 30 mm and 35 mm guns, heavy machine guns, APKWS launchers, Merops interceptor launchers, electronic warfare and optoelectronic sensors and the SanView command system among the system's components.2
The €84 million value and the "largest order" claim are Weibel's statements; the zloty conversion, unit count, programme price and delivery date are Defence24's reporting.
Why it matters: the order gives San its radar layer at battery level and is Weibel's biggest contract, but the number of radars and the delivery schedule come from Defence24's estimates rather than from Weibel or the Polish customer.12