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Poland leases Reaper drones from US

With a wingspan of more than 20 metres, the Reaper can stay in the air for more than 24 hours while collecting intelligence and conducting surveillance. It can also carry payload, including ammunition. Marcin Bielecki/PAP

Poland has leased MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States to conduct surveillance of the country's eastern border, the defence minister has said.

Defence minister places certain military units on high alert

Poland's defence minister on Wednesday issued a decision to place specific military units deployed in the eastern part of the country on high alert.Poland's defence minister on Wednesday issued a decision to place specific military units deployed in the eastern part of the country on high alert.

Polish F-16s will guard Slovak skies, minister announces

From September 1 two Polish F-16 fighters will begin patrolling the airspace over Slovakia under an agreement between Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Poland's defence minister said on Saturday in Slovakia.

Flying school that trained Battle of Britain aces still producing Poland’s Top Guns

On the anniversary of the outbreak of the Battle of Britain, which saw Polish fighter pilots shoot down 12 percent of German planes, TFN travelled to the school where future flying aces are still being trained.

On His Majesty's secret service: The forgotten spy who made D-Day happen

Declassified documents from Britain’s security service MI5 reveal the full extent to which the man dubbed the ‘silent hero of WWII’ helped bring about the success of the Allies’ Operation D-Day.

Polish Air Force exhibition opens in London

The first permanent exhibition highlighting the vital role of the Polish Air Force during the Second World War has opened at the Battle of Britain Bunker in west London.

Polish WWII general's plane returns from Canada to Poland

The plane, used by Chief Commander of the Polish Armed Forces in 1943-44, General Kazimierz Sosnkowski, was transported from Canada to Poland. After World War II the aircraft was operated by a Canadian airline and later was placed in a museum.

Polish Air Force, RAF to mark Great Escape anniversary

The Polish Air Force and Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) in Żagań, west Poland, will mark the March 24-falling 75th anniversary of the World War II mass escape of Allied pilots from a German POW camp in the area.

Poland’s Top Guns take control of patrolling skies over Baltic States

While violations of NATO airspace are generally rare, there has been a recent increase from Russian Su-27 fighter jets and Su-24 Fencer bombers.

A secret command centre in Uxbridge to a country pub in Ruislip, fascinating new app follows trail of WWII Polish airmen in UK

Thousands of members of the Polish Air Force lived in Hillingdon, now a borough of Greater London, during WWII. The trail encompasses four locations that were significant to the Polish pilots.

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Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

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