Poland changes its fighter jet rules: shooting down targets without visual contact now possible
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Poland has changed its operating procedures for air defence missions. Thanks to the change, Polish fighter jets can in future engage aerial threats even when the target is not directly visible to the eye. This is known as beyond visual range shooting.
The change means that aerial threats can be countered more effectively than before. The Polish Air Force can thus respond more quickly to situations where a threat is in the air but the pilot cannot see it with their own eyes. Precise details of the new rules have not been fully disclosed in the sources.
The news is related to the security situation in Europe, where airspace monitoring has become an important topic in many countries. For Finland, such changes are of interest because they reveal how neighbouring countries choose to respond to aerial threats. The matter will be followed more closely going forward.
Sources: Tivi
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