The course of the war in Ukraine shows that it is no longer possible to talk about the modern battlefield without a large chapter on unmanned workers. The scale of their application, the ever-increasing effectiveness and autonomy make their function only grow. The Polish army sees these trends and has been expanding its drone resources for many years.
The Polish army has a wide spectrum of drones: from combat to reconnaissance, from miniature to those that bring tiny planes to head and their number grows at a dynamic rate. At the beginning of this year, a separate structure related to unmanned drone troops was created, headed by Brig. Gen. Mirosław Bodnar.
Among the constructions utilized by Polish soldiers are not only commonly associated drones specified as the celebrated Bayraktar, FlyEye or Reaper, but besides the little known ones, e.g. mini-Orbiter 2B, MayFly or Gladius search and impact system. Unmanned is besides equipped with a navy – they are primarily utilized to search for, identify and destruct marine mines. You will read about all these constructions in the peculiar service “Polish Armed Forces” entitled “Unmanned in the Polish Army”. Feel free to read!
FlyEye gives you an advantage I am glad that we invest in what is the future of the battlefield – said late Deputy Prime Minister, National Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after signing another contract to deliver FlyEye drones to the Polish Army. This unmanned air strategy is increasingly utilized not only in the army and in the uniforms. | ||
New Inspectorate of the General Command It's not art to buy equipment and put it on the shelf. The trick is to have the possible to usage it and the staff prepared to usage it – says Brig. Gen. Mirosław Bodnar. We are talking with the military inspector of unmanned weapon systems about forming a fresh component in the armed forces, the tasks which are before him and the acquisition of fresh capabilities by the Polish Army. | ||
Drone Wars The conflict in Ukraine opened a completely fresh era. It became a war of drones, and indirectly besides a catalyst for a revolution that in the world's armies had already budged. Now countries are rapidly trying not only to make unmanned systems but besides to integrate them into already functioning military structures. | ||
Exploratory works for the Polish Army We invest in unmanned systems. The war in Ukraine has shown how crucial this component is. All types of troops will be equipped with specified systems. Poland needs tremendous production capacity on this issue," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the ceremony of signing the contract for the transportation of 96 unmanned reconnaissance vehicles of Tarantula. | ||
Brig-Gen Mirosław Bodnar will be commander of drone troops In the structures of the General Command of Types of Armed Forces, the Inspectorate of Unmanned Armed Systems was created. This is the realization of announcements of the separation of a fresh kind of military, or drone army. The fresh inspectorate will be headed by Brig-Gen Mirosław Bodnar. So far, the officer has been the 1st Councilor of the Commander-General. | ||
Network drones Experts have no doubt: the importance of unmanned vehicles in military operations will grow with each subsequent year. And not just in the air and on land. besides in the naval domain. All NATO armies adapt to the requirements of the future, in which sea drones will play leading roles. How does the Polish Navy compare to them? | ||
| We met the winners of the best drone competition For the 4th time, students and doctoral students of military colleges had the chance to show their creativity in the defence minister's competition to make the concept of air, land and sea drones. Authors of the best works in this year's edition of the competition received awards present at the Military method Academy. 58 teams competed. 25 awards and awards were awarded. | ||
SkyGuardian for the Army The armed forces will be equipped with the U.S. unmanned aircraft strategy MQ-9B SkyGuardian. A contract to acquisition reconnaissance drones was signed present by the Armed Forces Agency with General Atomics. Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz attended the meeting. – MQ-9B is the latest technology. We invest in equipment of the highest quality – said the Minister of Defence. | ||
Territorials will see more “Quick deliveries – specified we like!” wrote Deputy Minister of Defence Paweł Bejda on social media, informing about the transportation of 7 FlyEye sets from the WB Group for territorial defence troops. This is the implementation of the framework agreement concluded in April between the Armed Forces Agency and the Polish manufacturer. It assumes a full of 1,600 FlyEye unmanneds. | ||
Another FlyEye for the Army I am pleased that we are investing in what is the future of the battlefield," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during the meeting, on which an executive agreement was signed to acquisition 13 sets of unmanned FlyEye aircraft. The head of the MON besides announced that on 1 January 2025 a Drone Army Inspectorate would be appointed. | ||
