Since more than four years ago Russia decided to begin the military invasion of Ukraine, Poland has worked hard to strengthen its military capabilities faced with the possibility of being attacked by the country chaired by .
In fact, in September 2025, Moscow took another step in its intimidating movements against Europe and repeatedly violated the with the use of unmanned vehicles.
Specifically, There were 19 Russian drones that crossed the border between Ukraine and Poland. They remained in Polish airspace for more than seven hours and were finally shot down by Polish and Dutch F-16 and F-35 aircraft.
The incident caused a chaos situation in Poland. Its main airport, Warsaw, was closed and authorities asked residents in the east of the country to remain at home for safety reasons.
This Russian action has caused Poland to prioritize strengthening the defense of its skies by promoting the construction of a next-generation anti-drone shield which will protect NATO’s eastern flank.
In that sense, the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tuskhas stressed that it is “a historic moment”a statement to which he added that “I never use this expression lightly, but today we are really witnessing a decisive advance in regards to the effective defense of NATO’s Polish, European and eastern borders.
As reported by the German media , the shield has been baptized SAN (Polish acronym for ‘anti-drone system’) and Its cost is estimated at 3,000 million euros.
“Poland has been investing intensively in air defense for years”
He vice-minister of Defensa de Polonia, Cezary Tomczykhas highlighted that although defense against drones has become a priority for the country in light of what happened last September, “the truth is that “Poland has been investing intensively in air defense for years.”
Tomczyk has assured that Poland is aware of how important it is that the country’s skies are free of threats and has highlighted that “If Ukraine could go back in time, it would have invested much more in air defenseat all levels”.
