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原文：

With the Ukrainian An-28 reportedly highly effective in the role, Poland is converting its similar M28 for the counter-drone mission.

Poland has confirmed it is going to arm its M28 Skytruck twin-turboprop utility aircraft for the counter-drone role, a development that is unique for a NATO air arm. This comes after the aircraft from which the M28 was derived, the Soviet-era Antonov An-28 Cash, has found notable success in the same capacity in Ukraine. You can read more about that in our recent coverage here.

Speaking at a panel discussion on air superiority at the recent Defence24 Days event, Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak, the inspector of the Polish Air Force, confirmed that work was underway to modify the M28 for the mission.

"Following the signing of the contract between the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate and the contractor, the first prototype of the armed [M28] will undergo modifications to equip the aircraft with gun armament," Nowak said. He also referred to the success of the An-28-based solution in Ukraine.

Interestingly, Nowak added that other undisclosed aircraft will also be deployed by Poland in a similar role.

Although the An-28 was manufactured in Ukraine, the production line in that country has long since closed down, meaning that aircraft and spares are limited. On the other hand, PZL Mielec in Poland launched production of the M28 Skytruck development in the early 1990s, and limited manufacture continues to this day.

中譯：

由於烏克蘭的An-28在此領域表現極其出色，波蘭正將其類似的M28改裝以執行反無人機任務。

波蘭已確認將為其M28 Skytruck雙渦輪螺旋槳多用途飛機配備武器，用於執行反無人機任務，這在北約空軍部隊中是一項獨特的發展。在此之前，M28的原型機—蘇聯時期的Antonov An-28 Cash，已在烏克蘭戰場的相同任務中取得了顯著成功。

波蘭空軍督察長諾瓦克少將在近期舉行的「Defence24 Days」防務論壇關於空中優勢的小組討論中，證實了M28的改裝工作正在進行。

諾瓦克表示：「在武裝部隊支援督察局與承包商簽署合約後，首架武裝型（M28）原型機將進行改裝，為飛機配備機砲武器。」他也特別提到了烏克蘭以An-28為基礎的解決方案所取得的成功。

有趣的是，諾瓦克補充說，波蘭還將部署其他未公開的飛行器來執行類似任務。

雖然An-28是在烏克蘭製造的，但該國的生產線早已關閉，這意味著飛機與零組件有限。另一方面，波蘭的PZL Mielec公司於1990年代初期啟動M28 Skytruck的生產，且有限度的製造一直持續至今。

關鍵軍語

※air superiority：空中優勢／奪取制空權

※gun armament：機砲武器／槍砲武裝