The drone revolution in the Polish arms manufacture and in the military is already ongoing. Now Polish money needs to be invested in Polish companies and minds – these are conclusions that came during the briefing with generals and heads of method institutes at the method Institute of the Air Force. It was attended by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Chief of the MON Cezary Tomczyk.
During their visit to the Institute of Aviation Technology, both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk expressed their pride in the technological possible of the Polish arms industry. The head of the government noted with satisfaction that the systems presented during the press gathering were almost entirely produced in Poland. – Almost everything is Polish production here. There's no, sorry for colloquialism, Chinese. Here we will replace the nipponese engine with a Polish engine. We truly are able to prepare most things in Poland and spend our Polish money here too. This is 1 of the most crucial tasks for us at the minute – said the Prime Minister, referring to the Unmanned Kuna, Kleszcz and Bison presented in ITWL.
Both politicians besides stressed the strategical importance of improvement Unmanned weapons systems for the Polish army. "The drone revolution, the revolution as regards the Polish method thought and the saturation of armed forces with unmanned weapons systems, has already begun," said the deputy chief of the MON Cezary Tomczyk. As he pointed out, the game is not only about the modernisation of the military, but besides about technological and economical sovereignty.
On the another hand, the Prime Minister commended the competence of Polish engineers and programmers, calling them the "absolute treasure of the Polish army". He stressed that the future of the safety of the country lies in intellectual and technological development: – In fact, our safety in the close future and in the long word will depend on what is primarily born in the heads. Today, wars are won by intelligent troops, better equipped, on a higher method level. Troops that can usage all the latest in method thought in the world," said Tusk. He stressed the request to increase the financing of the Polish defence industry. – From the Polish point of view, the most crucial thing is that the hundreds of billions of zlotys we want to devote to the defence, all of this must work in the maximum dimension in Poland. And it is both the Polish taxpayer's money and European money – the head of government stressed.
Donald Tusk besides expressed his appreciation for the achievements of Polish specialists whose work contributes to strengthening the Polish army. He besides noted the dual usage of technologies developed by the arms manufacture – both military and civil. – The concept of dual usage has become a slogan very frequently utilized in debates on the defence industry. But a civilian and military purpose, which can service various types of investigation or investment, i.e. double application, is no longer just a slogan. We very much want superb people who work in this and another places of this kind in Poland, so that their thoughts, talents, effort, dedication besides service civilian purposes. They can service besides Polish economy, Polish science; this is what we will devote time and money to. I am very determined in this – the Prime Minister said.
The speech besides included a very crucial slogan: "repolonization of industry" in the context of the Polish military and defence. This represents a fundamental change in the proportion of military equipment spending. – There is no reason that abroad equipment comparable in quality or technology is chosen alternatively of equipment from Polish companies, technological institutes, engineers, scientists. This money must besides feed the Polish economy and science. adequate money went to invest in companies that operate outside Poland. Therefore, I am announcing present a fundamental change in the proportions of spending streams – the Prime Minister declared.
The head of government besides referred to the situation in Ukraine. – There is simply a good chance, many signs indicating that possibly the Russian-Ukrainian war will at least be suspended soon. But that doesn't change our situation at all. Poland must be ready to defend regardless of the improvement of events on the Russian-Ukrainian front and we cannot lose a day or an hr in the race for a modern army," Tusk stressed.
Minister Tomczyk, on the another hand, pointed out the request to change the law, so that "the military could decide which equipment would go to military targets, so that military tests would decide this", and Polish method thought became a priority. He besides pointed out concrete steps to be taken in the close future to strengthen the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland: – Unmanned weapon systems manufactured in Poland will be sent to selected military units in September, and by the end of this year tens of thousands of training drones will power the Polish army so that soldiers can introduce concrete tactics into their strategy of training and fighting – concluded the Deputy Chief of the MON.
During their visit to the Institute of Aviation Technology, representatives of the government showed his determination to build a modern, technologically advanced army based on Polish method thought and Polish resources. Tusk besides stressed that "our safety is in the best possible hands – or, in fact, in the heads." In this way, he pointed out how crucial it is in the cyberwar and digital transformation of the army to care and support the native manufacture and many scientists working for the safety of the state.
