The Polish Army's 23rd Artillery Regiment in Bolesławiec, which formally becomes the 23rd Artillery Brigade at the start of 2027, is building an artillery reconnaissance battalion from scratch, equipped with FT-5 reconnaissance drones and Gladius reconnaissance and strike drones, Polska Zbrojna reports.
Colonel Grzegorz Pawełko, the acting commander, said the battalion will both scout and support artillery fire with drone strikes. He said the FT-5 drones have a range of up to 200 km, so working with the Homar-K rocket launchers, which can hit targets up to 300 km away, they will let the unit strike the enemy very deep. The Gladius strike drones will also support artillery and rocket fire.
The regiment has received its first Gladius drones, equipment is arriving and soldiers are in training, and the battalion will start forming on 1 January, Pawełko said.
Background
23rd Artillery Brigade
Polish Army artillery brigade
A new Polish Army artillery brigade in Bolesławiec that replaces the 23rd Artillery Regiment from January.
Gladius
Reconnaissance and strike drone
A reconnaissance and strike drone system that the 23rd Artillery Regiment has started to receive.
FT-5
Reconnaissance drone
A reconnaissance drone that will equip the 23rd Artillery Brigade's new reconnaissance battalion.
