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Polish army may need another airfield for drones

On Thursday, officers from the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, the Armament Agency, the General Command of the Armed Forces and the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base, the first hangar for a drones unit in the Polish army, took part in the Defence24 Day conference in Warsaw. Albert Zawada/PAP

The Polish army will need another airport to handle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) if the planned purchase deals are completed, a top military officer has said.

MiG-29 flights suspended until crash explained

Poland will suspend all flights of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter planes until Friday's crash of one of the aircraft is explained by a state commission, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced at a press conference on Friday.

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