Poland produces long-range drones

Information Agency: Hornet – Polish Drony Company, in its plant in Sochaczew, presented the first production line of unmanned air weapons systems on which Hornet (in Polish Szerszeń) is created – a Polish drone, designed to execute strikes, at long distances. The task is part of a program for the improvement of Polish capabilities in the field of modern unmanned systems and is intended to increase the technological independency of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

The method Institute of the Air Force has developed the construction of the Polish long-range drone Hornet. Together with the Boryszew Group, he established a company Hornet – Polish Drones. Thanks to this, the rights to technology stay in Poland, which gives the anticipation to make the construction, modernization and production independently, without dependence on abroad suppliers. The usage of components manufactured in Poland and in another European countries is besides an crucial nonsubjective of the programme.

Dron Hornet or Polish Hornet

The Hornet drone is produced in 2 basic varieties: Hornet-1 (PL-AT-1), utilized as an air goal for training, among others, for anti-aircraft defence exercises, and Hornet-2 in combat version (impact option kind ‘One Way Attack’ equipped with a warhead (breaking or Thunder-split) weighing about 15 kg. The maker is working on fresh variants of the strategy to grow its operational capabilities.

Dron Hornet – method Parameters

Manned Hornet belongs to a class of large impact drones. This is airframe in ‘delt’, with a combustion engine. The dimensions and structure of the unmanned vessel correspond to combat drones, commonly utilized in world-wide armed conflicts (from which the word "English ShahedIt is not known whether or not you are taking advantage of me. The structure has 260 cm length, 220 cm wingspan and weighs about 85 kg. Drive to scope a velocity exceeding 200 km/h.. In the current operational configuration the scope is about 400 km. Depending on the equipment it can scope from 900 to even 1.200 km. The Ministry of National Defence assumes further improvement of the structure to increase its ability to execute long-range missions.

Hornet – Polish Drony production capacity

Hornet – Polskie Drony promises to produce hundreds of copies per month, and in case of increased demand, production capacity is to be expanded. According to representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the anticipation of mass production of thousands of drones, in Poland, becomes 1 of the key elements of building the state's modern defence potential.

Cezary Tomczyk: Poland must have Shahed

“Many times it has been said that Poland must have its Shahed, that Poland must have its capacity for deep strokes.” “Dron Hornet, or Polish hornet, is present the answer to everything that happens in the modern battlefield. It is simply a very peculiar task – the rights to it belong full to the Ministry of National Defence. It was at the method Institute of the Air Force that the prototype was created. From the very beginning, Polish designers and engineers have worked on this drone. From the point of view of Poland, having its own capacity to produce and make changes to these structures is crucial today.” “Caesary Tomczyk – Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence, says.

Prof. Mirosław Kowalski – past of Hornet drone formation

"Air Force method Institute, erstwhile the Iranian Shahed drone appeared in the Russian-Ukrainian War, decided to build a Polish equivalent of this unmanned aircraft." – Reveals Dr. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. of ITWL, manager of the method Institute of the Air Force. “In a fewer weeks the Institute’s experts developed Hornet drone design, then performed technology demonstrators, which allowed to verify the obtained parameters and volatile characteristics. The prototype was then created and Pre-series version. The Air Force method Institute, like all investigation institutes, is tasked with creating fresh technologies and innovative systems and materials, but is not prepared for mass mass production. Then came the proposal of Boryszew S.A. – president Wojciech Kowalczyk very willingly took the initiative, which resulted in the formation of Hornet – Polish Drony." – Remembers Dr. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. of ITWL, manager of the method Institute of the Air Force.

Colonel Mariusz Ziea: an ecosystem consisting of military, discipline and manufacture was created

“The Autonomous Systems Centre confirms its effectiveness, action in practice or plan and implementation of the Hornet drone.” – Considers the colonel Dr. Mariusz Ziej – Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Defence for the Autonomous Systems Centre. – The Leader of the Autonomous Systems Centre is the method Institute of the Aviation Army, which confirms its position with specified projects as service the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. Together with the Department of Innovation, the Ministry of Defence managed to make an ecosystem consisting of Military, discipline and Industry. This task is an excellent example of this effectiveness." – Assessed by Colonel Mariusz Ziej – Plenipotentiary of the Minister of National Defence for the Centre of Autonomous Systems.

Air Force method Institute cooperates with Boryszew Group

On 17 October 2025, the method Institute of the Air Force and the Boryszew Group signed a cooperation agreement under which Boryszew, among others, will supply financing in the end-to-end scope for order and covering the costs of investigation and improvement and implementation of the trial organization of the Unmanned Air Armed System, and leased Hornet-Polish companies Drony industrial area, allowing production. The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection issued an approval on 1 December 2025, which opened the way for finalising the company's activities. Full intellectual property rights of the Unmanned Air Armed strategy Hornet has the Ministry of National Defence. Currently, the company is already waiting for the concession, as well as a production line, on which the trial series is being created and preparations are underway to launch the series production.

Wojciech Kowalczyk – imagination of the future Drona Hornet according to Boryszew Group

"Strengthening defence is the foundation of the world's largest economies for at least 10 years. The return to specified production is simply a natural activity. Especially for the industrial group, which has so much competence in related areas." – says Wojciech Kowalczyk – president of the Management Board of the Boryszew Group. – "Boryshev has unique competence in metallic processing needed for the defence manufacture and chemical production. Around Hornet – Polish Drony we intend to build a short, reliable supply chain through the ecosystem of companies from Poland and besides from Europe. Drones specified as Hornet should not only be produced on a retention shelf. It is crucial to guarantee the capacity and flexible consequence of the production plant to the request to modernise the product in the face of a dynamic pace of change in the battlefield.” – Wojciech Kowalczyk – president of the Management Board of the Boryszew Group believes.

Hornet – a fresh phase in the process of droneization of the Polish Army

Launching the production of the unmanned Hornet falls within the wider process of droneization of the Polish Army. The Ministry of Defence develops drone laboratories in military units and focuses on training soldiers utilizing unmanned systems. In the end, reflection drones are intended to become standard equipment for subdivisions, and fresh solutions will be faster from the investigating phase to the service thanks to the cooperation of the military, manufacture and the technological community. The launch of Hornet drone production is an investment in fresh weapons and an impulse for the Polish armament industry. The task is intended to strengthen state security, make Polish technological competence and make the basis for future exports of modern unmanned systems.

Company ownership structure

The shareholders of Hornet – Polish Drony are Air Force method Institute (ITWL) having 52% of shares and Borishev SA (a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, under the WIG30 index) having 48% of shares. engagement of ITWL is to commercialize the first results of investigation and to contribute to the company know-how and projects of unmanned weapons systems.

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