The Polish Military has received its first batch of combat drones from Turkey in a bid to bolster its existing complement of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The medium-altitude, long-endurance combat drones were set to be delivered to Poland’s 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base in the north-western town of Mirosławiec. In May last year, Poland ordered four batches of Bayraktar TB2 drones, 24 drones in total, from Turkish contractor Baykar, in a contract worth USD 270 million. The Turkish UAVs, which are capable of carrying laser-guided bombs, are slated for delivery between 2022 and 2024.
Source – Polskie Radio
The Polish prime minister has confirmed that his country will team up with the United States and American company Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant.
Mateusz Morawiecki made the announcement on social media on Friday evening. The prime minister said in a Twitter post: “A strong Polish-American alliance guarantees the success of our joint initiatives. After talks with US Vice President and US Energy Secretary, we confirm our nuclear energy project will use the reliable, safe technology of Westinghouse Electric Company”. Construction of the plant is slated to start in 2026.
Source – Polskie Radio
The Polish foreign ministry disclosed on Friday that, in its recent diplomatic note to the government in Berlin, it demanded that Germany pay Poland PLN 6.22 trillion (EUR 1.3 trillion) in compensation for World War II losses.
A senior lawmaker with Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party, told public broadcaster Polish Radio on Thursday that recent statements by German officials that the issue of war damages for Poland was “closed,” were “premature”. Mularczyk told Polish Radio that Poland expected Germany to reply to the diplomatic note „within two to three months”.
Source – Polskie Radio
And finally, Police have urged people to be vigilant when tidying up graves in cemeteries as Poland prepares for All Saints’ Day commemorations on Tuesday 1st November.
A spokesman at the Municipal Police Headquarters in Gdańsk has advised people not to take valuables to the cemetery and to keep them close at all times if we must take them with us. Items such as handbags, cell phones and wallets are easy pickings for opportunistic thieves who operate all year round with the conditions around this time of year very favourable for them to operate – it being low light and people focussing on tidying up around graves leaving them distracted. Suspicious activity should be notified to the police and there will be an increase in foot patrols during this time.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be a cloud day with sunny intervals in a moderate breeze and temperatures of 15 degrees centigrade (59 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 8 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy in a gentle breeze and temperatures of 15 degrees during the day and 7 degrees overnight.
That was the Radio Gdańsk English news and weather.
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