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

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
Alexander Zhang
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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.”