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Poland Drafts New “Prewar” Defense Law to Speed Up Allied Troop Deployments
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Poland’s Defense Ministry is drafting a new law to prepare the state for a possible prewar period, including earlier troop deployments and stronger coordination between civilian authorities and the military, Rzeczpospolita reported on October 2.
The proposed legislation would create a clearer legal framework for moving from peacetime readiness toward full defense readiness before martial law is formally introduced. It would also allow earlier deployment of Polish and allied forces to strategically important areas, Rzeczpospolita wrote.
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Poland’s efforts to strengthen defense readiness come amid repeated Russian aerial threats near its eastern border. Days earlier, a Russian jet-powered drone crashed near the Yahodyn checkpoint on Ukraine’s border with Poland, prompting Warsaw to scramble fighter jets and place air defense and radar units on heightened readiness.
Poland’s Defense Ministry confirmed to Rzeczpospolita that the draft is intended to strengthen national defense capabilities and improve cooperation between the armed forces and agencies responsible for internal security.
The ministry stated that the legislation is designed to adapt Poland’s legal framework to “modern threats, in particular those of a hybrid, cyber, and disinformation nature.”
According to Rzeczpospolita, the law would also link Poland’s Defense Response Plan more closely with NATO’s Response System and expand preparations for military infrastructure and logistics. It would broaden the number of institutions involved in permanent duty systems and clarify responsibilities across public administration.
The legislation is also intended to improve planning outside the military sphere, change rules governing defense training and exercises, and prepare civilian institutions to carry out defense tasks under both permanent and full defense readiness.
Poland currently operates under two levels of defense readiness introduced in March 2025, Rzeczpospolita noted. Permanent readiness applies during peacetime, while full defense readiness can be introduced in the event of an external security threat or war and allows mobilization and the full deployment of the state’s defense system.
“Due to the complex legislative process, it is currently unknown when the bill will be submitted to the Sejm for consideration,” the Defense Ministry told Rzeczpospolita.
A similar proposal was prepared in 2023 under then-President Andrzej Duda, but it did not enter into force. Rzeczpospolita reported that some of its provisions were later incorporated into government regulations.
Poland had previously simplified its military procedures for identifying and shooting down foreign objects entering national airspace. The new rules allow Polish forces to act on radar, surveillance, and Ukrainian data without first requiring visual confirmation, giving air defenses more time to respond during Russian drone and missile attacks near the border.
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