Warsaw, Sept 28, 2026 (AFP) - Poland to allow fighter pilots to shoot down foreign aircraft: minister

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2026-09-28

Poland will allow its fighter planes and helicopters to shoot down foreign aircraft detected by radar under special wartime defence measures, its deputy defence minister said Monday. It is the latest step to raise the NATO and EU member state's defences as the war in neighbouring Ukraine drags on into its fifth winter and allies warn of a rising threat of Russian drones. Such a change will allow "the pilot or the operational commander to make a d......

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