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Polish Air Force

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s last Sukhoi Su-22 ground attack aircraft have been formally withdrawn from the Polish Air Force service after 41 years in the air.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Polish Air Force cancelled its flagship Radom Airshow following the fatal crash.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
L3Harris says it has secured a deal to provide the self-protection suite for Poland’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland will spend $3.8 billion to upgrade its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet to the Block 72 configuration, government officials have declared.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon flew the PhantomStrike sensor for the first time on a testbed, moving the new fire control radar a step closer to launch customer Poland.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace has secured an order for T700 turboshaft engines to power Poland’s new Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The full upgrade package, worth up to $7.3 billion, would raise Poland’s F-16C/Ds to the Block 70 standard, also known as the Viper configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
KAI is working to improve maintenance of the FA-50 after Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of the light combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Maj. Robert Jeł died when the aircraft failed to pull out of an aerobatic maneuver during a rehearsal ahead of the planned Naval Aviation Day on July 13.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it has delivered all 12 FA-50GFs to the Polish Air Force, 15 months after contract signature.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The purchase of the two Erieye Saab 340s springs from an urgent requirement from Poland to bolster aerial surveillance of its borders with Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak revealed in May that his government was in advanced talks to obtain early warning aircraft from Sweden.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The first two—part of an order of 12—of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack aircraft arrived on July 8 after being airlifted into Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon's PhantomStrike was one of several AESA radar sets being considered for Poland’s future FA-50PL fleet being built by KAI.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The announcement by Warsaw breaks a year-long impasse over whether Western governments would heed Ukrainian demands for fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. pushes for more Ukraine aid; U.S. tankers grounded; Polish MQ-9 flights to start; and replacing Russian platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The platforms will be used by the Polish Air Force with their operations likely focused along the country’s border with Belarus and Russian exclave Kaliningrad.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
German aircraft responding to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions will be able to operate in Polish airspace and vice-versa in an arrangement that mirrors a similar pact between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Budget, Policy & Operations