Poland's first Bayraktar TB2 SİHA carried out test flights over the 12th UAV Base in Mirosławiec, where the first SİHAs were delivered. The statement regarding the test flights was shared on the Twitter account of the Polish General Staff. Unlike other TB2s, the antennas on the tail and the fuselage stand out in the TB2 SİHA delivered to Poland.
The first Bayraktar TB28 SİHAs were delivered with the ceremony held at the 2022th UAV Base on October 12, 2, and Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak gave the following statements in his speech at the ceremony:
“Today we are recreating the units of the Polish Army. We are strengthening the forces of the Polish Army. The first Bayraktars are already at the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base. It is important to increase our defense capabilities with the use of Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition to unmanned aerial vehicles, we also ordered and received radar and control stations. We are ready to serve with these systems”
Polscy piloci operatorzy 🇵🇱 wykonali dziś w Mirosławcu pierwsze loty Kontrolne BSP #BayraktarTB2W. Od 2022 roku samoloty te są na wyposażeniu #WojskoPolskie, będą wykorzystywane zarówno do prowadzenia zadań obserwacyjnych, rozpoznawczych jak i misji bojowych. #12BBSP pic.twitter.com/DMs4Qh19Tr
— Sztab Generalny WP (@SztabGenWP) February 15, 2023
Poland's tactical UAV purchase from Turkey leads to a beneficial solution
A contract was signed between Turkey and Poland covering the purchase of 4 systems Bayraktar TB2 S/UAV systems (consisting of 24 aircraft). Bayraktar TB2 SİHAs will be put into service between 2022 and 2024. Depending on the equipment carried, TB2s will be able to conduct reconnaissance or active attack sorties. The issues regarding the assignment of these UAVs to certain units were clarified in the panel. According to the decision, the UAVs will be operated by the 12th UAV Base in Mirosławiec, for the benefit of the entire Polish Armed Forces.
Bayraktar TB2; F-35 warplanes will work with Patriot and HIMARS systems
Mariusz Błaszczak gave the following answer to the question of the configuration of Bayraktar TB2 UAVs, whether they will be different from the standard UAVs currently used, and how the expressed SAR sensors will be used:
“Our operators will receive sets configured to our Polish-specific requirements. We do not supply a product that comes directly from the production line. The TB2 system we will use will be different from other country users. In the agreement; For reconnaissance, there are EO Sensors, Laser Rangefinders, SAR and laser-guided MAM-C and MAM-L weapons.
The system as a whole will serve a specific operational purpose within our conflict potential. As a result, UAVs will not be used autonomously, but within a larger system. They have to be complementary elements to the main defense and weapon systems used by our army. Here, I am referring to the F-35 warplanes, Patriot and HIMARS systems, which will soon enter our inventory. The key is to achieve an effective harmonized result from all the above elements.”
Source: defenceturk
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