An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.

An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.

An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.

An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.

An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.

An image of a Reaper with Polish markings accompanied the leasing announcement by Mariusz Błaszczak, deputy prime minister and defence minister. (Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)

Poland is to lease a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper as an interim solution until it can field its own national medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability.

Mariusz Błaszczak, the country's deputy prime minister and defence minister, made the disclosure on 21 October, announcing on his official Twitter account that the Reaper is being leased as “a bridging solution” for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

“Another investment in the security of Poland. We have signed a lease agreement for [the Polish Armed Forces] for the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned reconnaissance system. It's a bridging solution. We will use it until we acquire our own unmanned reconnaissance system,” he said, illustrating his message with an image of Reaper serial number N508HK with Polish Air Force markings.

Błaszczak did not disclose how many Reaper systems or air vehicles Poland is leasing, or for how long.