Polish Guards Call Police After Drone Spotted Over Redzikowo US Missile Shield Facility
Polish forces followed security procedures after the drone was detected for about five minutes near the Aegis Ashore site, officials said.
- An unknown drone operated for five minutes near Redzikowo, an American missile-defense base in Poland, on September 15. Rather than neutralize the aircraft, the military unit called 112, Poland's civilian emergency line.
- Redzikowo hosts the American Navy's Aegis Ashore installation, a cornerstone of NATO's missile shield. While American personnel guard the facility, Poland maintains primary responsibility for site security and assigned a dedicated unit.
- Poland has intercepted only 17-21% of drones entering its airspace, far below Ukraine's 87.4% success rate against Russian long-range drones. The incident reveals persistent air-defense gaps at a critical NATO site.
- The Polish Defense Ministry confirmed it located the operator and notified police but refused to disclose whether electronic-warfare systems were activated. Warsaw insists it remains prepared to respond to any attack.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on September 17 that intelligence indicates Russia may stage "accidental" drone strikes to test NATO resolve. Officials suggest such attacks could occur "within months, not years.
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The U.S. military called the police to find an unknown drone flying past an American military base in Poland, as reported by the Polish publication One, an interesting case that occurred last week in northern Poland in the area of the Redzikovo military base, where the Aegis ABM systems are located.
Last September, Poland downed four of 19 Russian drones. This September, drone reached NATO’s missile shield in Redzikowo, and troops guarding it called 112
The military did not shoot it down near Redzikowo, and the ministry won't say whether it tried, reviving doubts about Poland's drone defenses.
<p>In Poland, a drone flew near a US anti-missile base, the military called the police The drone flew about a kilometer from the US base in Redzikovo. The military followed him and informed the police through the number I'm 112.</p>
A drone has been detected near the US missile defense base in Redzikowo. Poland's military then alerted the emergency call and other services. However, many details remain unclear.
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