UK and Poland agree Warsaw Defence Plan covering air defence, cyber and industry
The plan sets out the first phase of cooperation under the UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty, from air defence missiles to closer procurement coordination.
The UK and Poland agreed a Warsaw Defence Plan on 27 October 2026, when the two countries’ defence ministers met in Warsaw. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the plan sets out the first phase of defence cooperation under the new UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty, across sea, land, air, cyber and industry.
The areas listed in the ministry’s press release include collaboration on the manufacture and development of the next generation of air defence missiles, and closer cooperation on cyber security and resilience to help both countries protect defence and civilian sites. The two countries will share lessons from developing their frigates, the British Type 31 and the Polish Miecznik, which the release says are built from a common design. The plan also covers co-development of drone and counter-drone technologies.
On industry, the two governments will coordinate defence procurement more closely. The release presents this as building on earlier deals such as Poland’s purchase of its Narew air defence system from MBDA UK. It says BAE Systems and the Polish group PGZ will expand large-calibre ammunition production capacity, and that the two defence industries will work together on education, training and workforce mobility.
The release does not give a value for any part of the plan or a timetable for the missile collaboration.
Source: UK Ministry of Defence (GOV.UK)