The Ministry of National Defense will establish Dron Legion. "We need hundreds of thousands of operators"

The Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the Dron Legion will not be a formation composed of soldiers. It is intended to bring together civilians who are authorized to operate drones and cooperate with the army.

The Legion drone will gather civilians who will be on full alert in the event of a conflict. We need hundreds of thousands of drone operators. This is the experience from Ukraine that we bring to the Polish army, said Kosiniak-Kamysz.

He added that each team in the Polish Army is to be equipped with drones, and all units should be able to use them.

Nowy Glinnik - a place of training and certification

The head of the Ministry of National Defense announced that the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in Nowy Glinnik near Tomaszów Mazowiecki will become the central center for exercises and certification of drone operators. The "Blue Eye 2026" training is to be organized periodically.

Next year, approximately 33,000 people are expected to receive drone training. students from 500 units of uniformed schools. The course is to end with an exam conducted by the Civil Aviation Office.

Minister of Infrastructure Dariusz Klimczak announced that there are currently over 560,000 in Poland. certified drone operators. He noted that the project will be implemented by the Civil Aviation Authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense.

More spending on drones and anti-drone systems

Kosiniak-Kamysz also informed about the order to conduct an urgent strategic review regarding the most modern methods of conducting operations on the battlefield.

He indicated three priority areas: anti-drone systems, long-range and precise means of destruction and the use of artificial intelligence.

Without neglecting the traditional military equipment that we have been acquiring for several months, we focus mainly on modern technologies that work well and are widely used on the battlefield in Ukraine, said the minister.

According to the data he provided, in 2023 PLN 100 million was allocated for drone and anti-drone systems in the Polish Army. In 2026, expenditure for this purpose is expected to amount to PLN 26 billion.

About 100 drones during exercises

Nearly 40 military units and institutions, as well as representatives of the Polish Armaments Group and private companies from the arms industry, including drone designers, participated in the "Blue Eye 2026" training.

About 100 different unmanned aerial vehicles were used during the exercises. Operators trained, among others, coordination of activities with the headquarters and air cavalry units in the field.

One of the tasks was to detect targets by reconnaissance drones and then eliminate them using attack unmanned aerial vehicles. Supporting reconnaissance drones for soldiers landing from helicopters in enemy-controlled areas was also practiced.