UK Deploys Missile System and Troops to Protect Polish Airspace From Russia

Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (centre left) speaks with officers in front of the Saab Giraffe surveillance radar (C), a key component of the Sky Sabre air defence system at the Royal Artillery's change of colours parade at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island, southern England, on Jan. 27, 2022. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

The UK is to deploy a medium-range missile system and 100 personnel to Poland to protect the country’s airspace from Russian aggression, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

Speaking on a visit to Warsaw, Wallace called Poland a “very old ally.”