Speaking in Rzeszów on 27 April, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced what he called a “Polish drone armada”, a programme that will pool Polish industrial capacity, EU funding and Ukrainian battlefield know-how to accelerate development of unmanned systems. While primarily a defence initiative, the plan has civil-mobility implications: government officials confirmed that dual-use technologies—navigation, traffic-management and counter-UAS—will feed into the civilian advanced-air-mobility roadmap now overseen by PANSA and the Ministry of Infrastructure.
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Professionals seeking to visit Poland to collaborate on these dual-use technologies can simplify their travel planning with VisaHQ, which offers fast, online assistance for securing Polish visas of all categories—from short-term business entries to the specialised training permits expected under the new programme. Full details and application tools are available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/
Rzeszów has become Europe’s busiest gateway for aid flights into Ukraine, and the announcement reinforces its status as a cross-border logistics node. The initiative is expected to create dedicated customs fast-lanes and training visas for Ukrainian engineers who would prototype systems in Poland’s new Podkarpackie Competence Centre before scaling production in both countries. Industry analysts say the project could position Poland as a supplier of counter-drone infrastructure to civilian airports across the EU, complementing the remote-tower and U-space work already underway. Businesses should watch for forthcoming visa facilitations and offset clauses that may grant foreign investors access to Poland’s rapidly expanding unmanned ecosystem. Details of funding and timelines are to be published “within weeks”, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, but officials hinted that initial demonstrator flights may coincide with NATO exercises scheduled for late 2026.
Professionals seeking to visit Poland to collaborate on these dual-use technologies can simplify their travel planning with VisaHQ, which offers fast, online assistance for securing Polish visas of all categories—from short-term business entries to the specialised training permits expected under the new programme. Full details and application tools are available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/
Rzeszów has become Europe’s busiest gateway for aid flights into Ukraine, and the announcement reinforces its status as a cross-border logistics node. The initiative is expected to create dedicated customs fast-lanes and training visas for Ukrainian engineers who would prototype systems in Poland’s new Podkarpackie Competence Centre before scaling production in both countries. Industry analysts say the project could position Poland as a supplier of counter-drone infrastructure to civilian airports across the EU, complementing the remote-tower and U-space work already underway. Businesses should watch for forthcoming visa facilitations and offset clauses that may grant foreign investors access to Poland’s rapidly expanding unmanned ecosystem. Details of funding and timelines are to be published “within weeks”, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, but officials hinted that initial demonstrator flights may coincide with NATO exercises scheduled for late 2026.
