Poland to Transfer MiG-29 Fighters to Kyiv in Exchange for UAV Technologies

Warsaw and Kyiv have signed an agreement to establish working groups on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies and countermeasures. According to Tomczyk, the parties are finalizing the terms for transferring Polish fighters to Ukraine.

Previously, Polish Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that Warsaw had canceled the planned transfer of aircraft being decommissioned from the Polish Armed Forces to Kyiv. He cited Ukraine’s deviation from the agreements on transferring UAV technologies to Polish military personnel as the reason. Later, the minister announced a return to negotiations.

The Polish Armed Forces currently have 14 MiG-29s in service. Initially, two fighters are planned to be transferred to Ukraine.