Ukraine has agreed to provide Poland with technology to counter drones as part of negotiations on the transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets. This was announced on 10 November 2026 by Poland’s Deputy Minister of National Defence, Cezary Tomczyk, who is on a working visit to Kyiv. According to him, the agreement is in its final stages, and the parties are finalising the last details.
- Ukraine has agreed to transfer drone-countermeasure technology to Poland, according to the Polish Ministry of Defence.
- Instead, Warsaw is considering transferring two MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
- The negotiations are in their final stages; the final details are still being finalised.
- The Polish Deputy Minister of Defence and a representative of the Polish Army General Staff have arrived in Kyiv.
- The parties are also discussing the joint development of missile defence.
Poland may transfer two MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Cezary Tomczyk He stated that the talks concern not only the transfer of aircraft, but also broader military and industrial cooperation between the countries.
According to a Polish official, Kyiv has agreed to provide Warsaw with technology that will help the Polish army to operate more effectively counter drones.
«Ukraine has agreed to transfer the anti-drone technology we need to Poland», — Tomchik wrote on the social media platform X.
The day before, on 9 November, the Deputy Minister stated that one of the issues to be discussed during his visit was the possibility of transferring two Polish fighter jets to Ukraine MiG-29.
He clarified that the negotiations are nearing completion and that the Ukrainian side has already committed to providing the technology. At the same time, the finalisation of the agreement is still ongoing.
Accompanying Tomchik on his visit to Kyiv was the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Karol Domanowski.
Why is Poland interested in Ukrainian technology?
Ukraine has gained considerable practical experience in the use of drones and in countering Russian air attacks. Poland is keen to draw on this experience to develop its own defence capabilities.
Negotiations regarding a possible exchange of Polish fighter jets for Ukrainian technology have been ongoing for several months now.
In June 2026, the Polish Minister of Defence Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh He had spoken of the difficulties in reaching an agreement. He subsequently acknowledged that a compromise between the countries remained possible.
Poland had already supplied Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets following the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. According to the Polish defence publication Defence24, between March 2023 and November 2026, Warsaw supplied Kyiv with 14 such aircraft.
The new agreement provides for a further two fighter jets, although no specific dates for their handover have yet been announced.
Ukraine and Poland are also discussing missile defence
A separate topic of the talks was the deepening of cooperation within the international anti-ballistic coalition.
It comprises Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
According to Tomczyk, Poland can contribute to joint projects through its P-18PL radar stations. This involves the development of systems capable of detecting airborne threats and supporting the operation of missile defence systems.
The Polish official also emphasised the need to develop new interceptor missiles in collaboration with defence companies from various countries.
As of 10 November 2026, the Polish side had confirmed Ukraine’s agreement to provide anti-drone technology. However, the finalisation of the agreement and the actual handover of the two MiG-29s have not yet been announced. The next step is to agree on the details of the cooperation.
