A DESCRIPTION OF MILITARY THREATS TO POLAND'S AIR SAFETY

Abstract

The events of the past year have made many experts aware that the contemporary international security environment is increasingly uncertain, complex and difficult to predict. It is, therefore, reasonable to present current issues related to air safety, which, in the author’s opinion, are crucial for the functioning of the Polish state in the area of medium- and long-term national and international policy. The aim of this article is to describe the contemporary air safety environment, which is characterized by a dynamic process of transformation of the types of threats; these include the ambitions of some countries to dominate in this dimension. The study concerns the military dimension of Poland’s air security. The author’s analysis proves that air threats are not a new phenomenon, but currently they have an extremely wide range of application in armed conflict. The research method adopted is qualitative analysis supported by the technique of real-meaning definition.