Poland changes rules for military aircraft to shoot down targets
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces has approved regulations allowing Polish military pilots to destroy aerial targets without prior visual contact, if necessary.
Poland has revised its military protocols to allow its fighter jets to engage and destroy hostile targets in border regions, without the need for visual confirmation, according to Deputy Minister of National Defense Stanisław Wziątek. The new regulations, Wziątek explained, aim to enhance security for both border areas and the pilots themselves by eliminating the risk of approaching a target at an unsafe distance.
He emphasized that modern technology enables pilots to identify and neutralize threats without relying on visual identification. Wziątek also highlighted the necessity of consulting all NATO members before undertaking such actions, as it would constitute entering a state of armed conflict. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned that the forthcoming weeks and months would be challenging for the nation due to Russia's escalating aggression against Ukraine, which increasingly approaches the Polish border.
On September 28, Poland's military scrambled fighter jets in response to a Russian assault on western Ukraine, triggering an alert in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, which shares a border with Ukraine.
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