WARSAW — Poland’s military and Border Guard have deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Inteligentna Granica (Intelligent Border) to monitor the country’s frontier with Belarus. The system combines data from cameras, drones and ground sensors into a unified operational picture, helping personnel identify suspicious activity and respond to unauthorized border crossings.
The system operates as part of Operation Safe Podlasie, the military mission supporting the Border Guard along Poland’s eastern frontier. Brigadier General Jarosław Chojnacki, chief of staff of the Operational Command, received a briefing on its implementation and daily performance during a visit to Task Group Podlasie.
The technology is being tested across a border section several dozen kilometers long. The trial also includes robotics and autonomous systems, but officials have not disclosed the platforms involved, their numbers or the exact test location.
How the AI System Works
Inteligentna Granica was developed jointly by Poland’s Border Guard and the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Center, part of the country’s Cyberspace Defense Forces. The system uses AIRON TACTIC, a secure AI platform developed by the cyber forces, to recognize objects in real time, assess their activity and flag events requiring human attention.
The resulting information is integrated into the TAK and JAŚMIN command systems, which are already used by military personnel and Border Guard officers in the field. The technology aims to reduce the time personnel spend monitoring video feeds and improve response times while keeping human operators involved in assessing events and deciding how to respond.
Responsibilities are divided between the two organizations. The Border Guard installs, maintains and oversees cameras and observation equipment and supplies the data, while the military develops and operates the AI analysis system.
In July 2026, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said the system was scheduled to enter operational use in August. The Cyberspace Defense Forces later confirmed that final testing had been completed ahead of the planned timeline and that the system was in use. Colonel Piotr Turek, head of the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Center, has identified border automation as a major Ministry of National Defence priority, with Intelligent Border serving as a key example.
Operation Safe Podlasie
Operation Safe Podlasie began on August 1, 2024, replacing two earlier missions along Poland’s eastern frontier. Polish troops have supported the Border Guard on the Belarusian border since 2021, when Warsaw accused the government in Minsk of organizing hybrid actions that included directing migrants toward Polish territory.
More than 10,000 troops participated in the operation’s third rotation, while approximately 5,000 soldiers support the Border Guard along the Belarusian border daily. On July 30, 2026, command of the operation transferred from the 18th Mechanized Division to the 12th Mechanized Division, which is managing the fourth rotation through four task groups along the border.
The deployment of Intelligent Border, alongside trials involving robotics and autonomous systems, is part of Poland’s effort to improve surveillance and coordination along its eastern frontier. However, officials have not released detailed performance results or disclosed the full scale of the new technology’s deployment.
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