Ahead of a UN Security Council meeting Monday to discuss the recent violation of Estonia's airspace by three Russian fighter jets, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland would shoot down aircraft that clearly violate its airspace

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[–] [S] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Check the specs of Shahed drones ( 3.5 m or 11 ft). They don't look civilian at all.

Also it's not only about drones but about boats, submarines and MIG jets.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Were there some boat and submarine incursions into Polish airspace I missed?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That’s what I’m saying, even though civilian drones don’t look like military drones, would you trust an enemy force to not utilize civilian drones in some way? At which point it becomes how do you tell them apart when a civilian flies a drone somewhere unexpected, and how much do you care about false positives.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    If there is any doubt, shoot first then find out who gets mad. I would hazard a guess that a. Drone enthusiasts are smart enough to fly their drones away from the border, and b. Shooting and then paying to replace a drone would be a cheap expenditure for national security.

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