A presentation of the Merops anti-drone system, which will shortly scope the Polish anti-aircraft regiments, was held in the Centre for Field Training. It was not only a demonstration – it was besides the culmination of tests and trainings to prepare the military for effective defence against the increasingly frequent threat from unmanned workers.
The strategy was presented by U.S. Army and trained Polish instructors. The event was attended by soldiers from Romania and Denmark – besides curious in utilizing Merops kits – and officers from another NATO countries.
Ninety percent effectiveness
Poland has decided on a fast implementation of Merops a fewer weeks ago, in consequence to events on the night of 9th to 10th September erstwhile 23 Russian drones breached our airspace. “This incidental and the experience of the war in Ukraine forced us to take preemptive action,” explained General Stanisław Czosnek, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army. – We could not wait for long-term investigation and development. We needed a solution that worked in combat and that could be implemented immediately," the general stressed.
Merops – a strategy connecting radars, optoelectronic sensors and kinetic agents (antidrones) – is presently utilized by the Ukrainian army in combat. “The effectiveness of 90 percent, confirmed in the fight against Russian Shahed drones, gives us assurance that this solution will besides fulfill its task in Poland”, said Gen. Garsnek. He added that the equipment would go first to the 16th and 18th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, which are liable for protecting the east border.
“With the aid of the Americans, we trained 12 instructors,” the deputy head of SGWP revealed. “This is adequate to prepare the subdivisions that we want to equip with Merops on our own.
Political signal
When will the Polish Army units equipped with an anti-drone strategy be ready to operate? – This will happen very rapidly – declared the gene. Garlic, however, reserved that he would like not to talk about circumstantial dates.
General Garosnek pointed out that Merops is simply a bridge solution, the alleged gap filler which will be withdrawn erstwhile the Polish defence manufacture develops its own systems. We don't care about buying equipment that's on the shelves. Technologies are changing so fast that we gotta respond flexibly. Merops will safe our current crisis operations, and we are besides developing our own solutions," he stressed.
During the show dynamic drone control tests were presented, including neutralization of imitation Russian machines. The presentation was not only a demonstration of technology but besides a political signal. The presence of allies showed that Merops is part of a wider NATO task aimed at strengthening the air defence of the full east Alliance flank.
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