Overview
- Ukraine’s defense minister said the partners will upgrade the jets to boost effectiveness and strike capability before Ukraine receives them.
- Warsaw previously sent MiG-29s in 2023, and a January statement from a Polish deputy minister cited a decision to provide up to nine more with technical details still under negotiation.
- Discussions also covered strengthening short-range air defenses and extending radar coverage, with the NATO–Ukraine JATEC in Poland cited as a platform for sharing lessons and standards.
- Ukraine offered to share battlefield-tested methods for countering Shahed drones, while Poland advanced joint projects focused on drone development under PURL.
- A Polish military expert said Poland has the infrastructure and experience to maintain and modernize MiG-29s, underscoring Warsaw’s role as a logistics hub through which roughly 90% of international aid transits.