Poland's military leadership has publicly confirmed, for the first time, that the country is actively developing the capacity to strike deep into enemy territory with precision weapons a significant step toward a non-nuclear long-range deterrent on NATO's eastern flank.
Chief of the General Staff Gen. Wieslaw Kukula and Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak both made the disclosure at the Defence24 Days conference in Warsaw, Defense Express correspondent reports from the event.
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"I think we will see the first results in at least two years. I can only assure you that a great deal is already happening in this area and we will be opening a major program dedicated specifically to this solution, here in Poland as well" — Gen. Kukula stated.
The confirmation comes against the backdrop of russia's war against Ukraine, the mass use of long-range drones, and repeated incidents involving violations of NATO member airspace. Poland has had direct experience: in the night of September 9–10 2025, the country faced an aerial threat that once again exposed the limits of purely defensive responses. russian drones and missiles have been tracked over European territory on multiple occasions in recent years, including over Poland and Baltic countries, sharpening the focus on systems that can engage threats before launch rather than after.
Gen. Nowak framed the shift in doctrine directly: modern counter-drone defense, he argued, can no longer be treated as separate from the broader contest for air superiority. Offense and defense must be integrated. Poland is now conducting conceptual work, technical dialogues, and negotiations with potential contractors on systems designed for deep precision strikes — specifically targeting drone production facilities, supply logistics, and operator training centers.
The strategic implication is not subtle. Poland is moving toward the ability to hold at risk the infrastructure that enables mass drone warfare hitting the factory and the supply chain, not just the drone in flight. Combined with the incoming F-35 fleet, Apache attack helicopters, and the ongoing Patriot and Narew air defense buildout, this capability would give Warsaw a layered deterrence architecture spanning from close-in defense to deep strike. That is a qualitatively different posture than anything Poland has fielded before.
As Defense Express reported, Poland planned to build tanks again after 20-year break, K2PL program could reach 1,000 units. We also reported that Poland purchased large stockpile of anti-tank mines for rapid deployment amid russian threat.
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