Ukraine ready to share anti-drone technology in exchange for MiG-29 jets, Poland says
Photo: Polish MiG-29 fighter jet (Getty Images)
Ukraine has agreed to provide Poland with the technology needed to combat drones. In return, Warsaw will hand over MiG-29 fighter jets to Kyiv, according to RMF24.
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk announced during a visit to Kyiv that consultations on the exchange of military technologies had been progressing successfully.
"Ukraine has agreed to provide Poland with the technology we need to combat drones," Tomczyk said.
According to him, one of the key topics of the visit was the possible transfer of two Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. In return, the Polish side expects to gain access to Ukrainian drone technologies and anti-drone systems.
Tomczyk noted that the relevant agreement is "nearing completion" and is currently "at the stage of finalizing the details."
Anti-ballistic coalition and advanced radars
At the same time, the two sides are discussing deeper cooperation within the international anti-ballistic coalition, which focuses on intercepting missiles. The initiative includes Ukraine, Poland, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Poland joined the coalition in September and is ready to strengthen it with P-18PL radar systems with a range of 2,000 kilometers.
"These radars, with a range of 2,000 kilometers, will be deployed in Poland and will serve the interests of Poland, NATO, Ukraine and the coalition as a whole. But another issue, and perhaps the most important one, is the development of a missile capable of intercepting another missile. This requires pooling the capabilities of different companies and different countries," the Polish deputy defense minister said.
In addition, the participants in the talks plan to discuss the establishment of a specialized maintenance center for PAC-3 missiles used by Patriot air defense systems.
Poland is expected to hand over two Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the near future.
Recently, Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar also explained why Warsaw has not yet transferred the MiG jets to Ukraine. He said the problem was a lack of funding to modernize the fighter aircraft.
