Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on the 28th Poland will revise fighter and helicopter engagement procedures to permit commanders to order beyond-visual-range shoot-downs of foreign aircraft based on radar detections and other information. Previously in peacetime crews had to visually confirm targets to avoid striking civilian or allied aircraft; under the new rules pilots or commanders may integrate radar returns, no‑fly‑zone entry and information provided by Ukraine to decide whethe

Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on the 28th Poland will revise fighter and helicopter engagement procedures to permit commanders to order beyond-visual-range shoot-downs of foreign aircraft based on radar detections and other information. Previously in peacetime crews had to visually confirm targets to avoid striking civilian or allied aircraft; under the new rules pilots or commanders may integrate radar returns, no‑fly‑zone entry and information provided by Ukraine to decide whether to use weapons, enabling engagements from greater distance. Tomczyk said such authorities are normally limited to wartime or martial law and that the change is linked to Poland's current security threat environment.