air force

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.

Near-accident at opening of new airport

Breaths were held on Thursday during an air-show marking the opening of a new air terminal in Radom, central Poland, when two planes touched while in flight.

Extraordinary tale of hero WWII air force dog retold in delightful animation

Some 80 years after his death, Ciapek has found himself standing alongside Poland’s other hero animals after having his story immortalised courtesy of an animated film produced for the Institute of National Remembrance.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Netherlands to send eight F-35 fighters to Poland by end January

Eight F-35 fighters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force will arrive in Poland at the end of January to increase the defence capabilities of NATO's eastern flank, the Euractiv website reported on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Air Force to help investigate Polish missile blast

The Ukrainian Air Force said it would support the investigation into Tuesday's missile explosion in Poland "as much as possible".

F-22 Raptors in Poland for Air Shielding mission

The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighters will participate in a Nato Air Shielding mission over the Alliance's eastern flank, Poland's defence minister wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

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.

'Ukraine needs no-fly zone and fighter planes', insists Polish envoy who is STILL in Kyiv

As Putin prepares siege on Kyiv, Bartosz Cichocki, who is the only western ambassador to stay in the Ukrainian capital, warned ‘hundreds will die’ without the necessary help. 

US fighter aircraft arrive in Poland

Twenty-four US planes are taking part in an aircraft deployment exercise for air forces in Europe.

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