Ukraine and Poland have signed an agreement to create joint working groups on drone and counter-drone technologies. The deal establishes a more structured channel for defence cooperation, but it does not mean Poland has transferred MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine in return for technology access.
Polish Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk said the agreement was signed with Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Serhii Boiev. Ukrainska Pravda, citing European Pravda, reported that the groups will address drone technologies and counter-drone measures. Ukrinform also reported that Kyiv and Warsaw would create the joint groups.
Tomczyk said the sides were finalising arrangements to transfer Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine in return for Poland gaining access to Ukrainian drone and counter-drone technologies. That describes negotiations nearing their end, rather than aircraft already transferred or a completed technology exchange.
The two developments have different status. The working groups rest on a signed agreement. The proposed MiG-29 arrangement has no public detail on the number or condition of aircraft, the timing of any transfer, the scope of technology access, or possible restrictions. The new working-group deal should not therefore be presented as an aircraft transfer already carried out.
The agreement still matters politically. It gives drone and counter-drone cooperation a regular bilateral format after months of changing public signals on the proposed “MiGs for drones” arrangement. Ukrainska Pravda reported that Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said in late June that Ukraine had rejected the proposal, before saying in July that an agreement remained possible.
Kyiv and Warsaw have now formalised technical cooperation and returned to working through a separate MiG-29-for-technology arrangement. Its implementation will depend on terms neither side has publicly disclosed.
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- Українська правда · Source date: 2026-11-10
- Укрінформ · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10