Polish Army to create its own drone units after Ukrainian Army creates drone branch
Following in the footsteps of the Ukrainian Army, which announced it would create its own drone branch of the army, the Polish Army will create its own drone units, Poland’s Defense Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced, legaartis.pl reported.
“This decision was made taking into account the experience of Ukraine in the war with Russia,” he said.
“This applies to sea and land drones.”
The issue of using drones and how to adapt the technology so that the Polish military "keeps up" was raised at a meeting with the leadership of the Polish Navy, which took place on March 5, Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree on Feb. 6 instructing the military to create a separate branch of the Armed Forces specifically for drones: the Unmanned Systems Forces.
The decision "will be a powerful impetus for the technological and innovative development of the Armed Forces," Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on Telegram regarding the decision to create a drone branch.
Combat drone companies at the brigade level were established a year ago, he said, adding that drones have dramatically changed the situation on the battlefield.
Ukraine's first naval drones "completely changed the rules of waging war at sea," Fedorov added.
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