Dronization of the Polish Army. MON: We will learn from Ukrainians

Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that on Tuesday he talked with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykhajlo Fedorov about the development of the Polish Army's skills in operating drones using the experience from Ukraine.

“I have just talked with Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov about the development of the Polish Army's skills in operating drones using the experience from Ukraine, logistic support and cooperation of Polish and Ukrainian industries. Together with NATO allies, we act responsibly, fighting for a just end to this war to give lasting peace to Ukraine. This is not ideology, it is responsibility for the security of Poland and the future of the Polish region,” Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized in a post on the X platform.

I just talked to the Minister of Defense 🇺🇦 @FedorovMykhailo about skill development #PolishArmy in the field of operating drones using experience from Ukraine, logistic support and industry cooperation 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦

Together with allies @NATO we act responsibly,… pic.twitter.com/1G9P44h5lS

— Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (@KosiniakKamysz) January 27, 2026

One of the assumptions of the Polish Armed Forces Development Program for 2025-2039, announced by the General Staff of the Polish Army in mid-January, is the widespread implementation of unmanned and autonomous systems. Dronization and robotization are to cover all types of troopscombat domains and functions: reconnaissance, decision support, destruction and logistic support, at all levels – strategic, operational and tactical.

From digitalization to defense: Who is Mykhailo Fedorov?

In mid-January, the Parliament of Ukraine appointed former First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense. The candidacy of 34-year-old Fedorov was proposed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. This is the fourth defense minister since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In July 2022, Ukraine launched the Drone Army system, which within a year and a half was transformed from the UNITED24 project into a large-scale government program. In 2023, over 300,000 were contracted under the project. unmanned aerial vehicles. Of these, 90 percent these are drones made in Ukraine. In February 2024, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the creation of a new type of army – the Unmanned Systems Forces. (PAP)

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