WorksheetsDrone Incursions Quiz Sept 2025
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many Russian drones violated Polish airspace late on the night of 9 September 2025?
3
5
7
9
19
How long did the Russian drone intrusions last during the night of 9th September and early morning of 10th September?
A. A little more than two hours.
B. About 3 hours.
C. Almost 5 hours.
D. 7 hours.
E. Almost 10 hours.
After Article 4 consultations called by Poland, which NATO Allies rushed to reinforce Polish air defenses?
Germany & the United Kingdom, both of which have sent Typhoon fighter jets.
France which sent Rafael fighter jets.
Denmark which sent F-16 fighter jets.
The Netherlands which is sending air defense missiles to reinforce the F-35s which participated in the defense of Polish airspace on 9th-10th September.
All of the above.
What did the United States deploy to Poland within 4 days of Russia’s major aerial trespass in Polish airspace?
A flight of 4 F-22 Fighter Jets and a highly mobile NASAMS air defense missile system.
An entire squadron of 24 F-35 fighter jets.
A battery of Patriot Surface to Air Missiles with its integrated fire control radar system.
All of the above.
None of the above.
Aside from Poland, which other NATO Allies have had their airspace violated by Russian drones or military aircraft since September 2024?
Estonia
Finland
Romania
Latvia
All of the above.
Aside from the ground based air defense radars located in each of NATO’s frontline Allied states, what other assets does NATO have for monitoring Russian planes, cruise missiles, and drones flying above Belarus, Ukraine, and Kaliningrad?
NATO has a fleet of 14 Airborne & Early Warning Control (AWACS) planes that can look deep into the airspace over Belarus and Ukraine.
NATO has 5 RQ-4D Phoenix High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones that can fly at an altitude of 60,000 feet and stay on mission for more than 20 consecutive hours. This is NATO’s Allied Ground Surveillance unit based it Italy.
Poland spent more than $1 billion to buy aerostats from a US corporation. These are large tethered balloons that are equipped with radars and IFF systems to identify aircraft as friendly or hostile.
All of the above.
None of the above. Not yet. That said some of the systems are now being planned for with the recent major increase in defense spending.
How much did each of the AIM-9 X Sidewinder missiles launched by Polish and Dutch fighter jets cost?
About $100,000 each.
About $150,000 each.
About $200,000 each.
About $400,000 each.
Almost $700,000 each.
What was one immediate (within 96 hours) consequence of Russia’s drone intrusion against Poland?
The US announced it would immediately begin construction of a permanent airbase in Poland & to show it’s sincerity it airlifted a battalion of construction troops to Poland within 72 hours.
The United States began an immediate deployment of mobile air defense systems to Poland.
Four Polish airports were temporarily closed.
Within 48 hours, Belarus announced its neutrality and demanded the immediate removal of Russian forces from Belarus.
None of the above.
The Economist Leader says that NATO should immediately deploy more fighter jets to the Baltic and Polish Air Policing missions and that it should increase Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian drone production facilities deep inside Russia. What else did it recommend?
It said NATO should mount a forward defense by shooting down drones over Ukraine if they were flying towards NATO airspace.
It said NATO should immediately call for the EU to impose severe restrictions on technology exports to China until China ended its support for Russia’s military manufacturing industry.
It said NATO should encourage Belarus to declare neutrality and promise to defend Belarusian airspace against any outside intrusion through the deployment of long-range air defense missiles in Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania.
All of the above.
None of the above.
In addition to airspace violations and maritime trespass, in the last five years how has Russia threatened the NATO Allies?
Russia conducted a nuclear weapons test in the Arctic only 60 miles from Norway.
It has cut undersea cables in the Baltic, conducted sabotage attacks in Europe, and even attempted assassinations against a German military industrialist.
It caused a European civilian airliner to crash by jamming its GPS navigation system.
It used a nuclear tipped torpedo against an uninhabited island in the Black Sea.
None of the above.
