Overview
- Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said he signed a deal with Ukraine’s deputy defence minister to set up joint working groups on drone and counter‑drone technologies.
- Tomczyk said the two sides are finalizing a conditional transfer of Polish MiG‑29 fighters to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukrainian unmanned‑systems know‑how.
- The announcement came during Tomczyk’s visit to Kyiv on Tuesday and follows months of negotiations that stalled in June when Warsaw said promised technology sharing had not materialized.
- The transfer remains not yet formalized and must pass technical verification, logistical arrangements for moving and maintaining Soviet‑era MiG‑29s, and political sign‑offs in Poland and Ukraine.
- Poland first sent about 14 MiG‑29s to Kyiv in spring 2023, and officials say the new exchange is part of a wider aid package that reportedly includes ammunition and air‑defence materiel valued at roughly €50 million.