"Do not fit": In Poland, opposed the procurement of F-35
The Ministry of Defense of Poland is advised to refuse to purchase the latest American F-35 Lightning II fighter, Defense24 writes.
A final opinion on this issue will be published in January. But, as reported in the publication, the refusal to purchase will help the country “save” more than 1 billion US dollars, although at the same time it may deprive the Polish industry of the opportunity to purchase high-tech products.
- representatives of the Ministry of Defense said in response to a request from Defense24
The officials of the Ministry of National Defense, noted in the article, emphasized that such a recommendation was not adopted unilaterally, but after consultations with competent specialists from Polish industry and academia.
The backbone is currently fighting aviation Poland is made up of F-16 fighter versions C and D. In 2017, there were reports that Warsaw was thinking about buying about a hundred more second-hand aircraft of the same type.
It is worth mentioning that the F-35 is one of the most controversial vehicles of recent decades. In particular, she was repeatedly criticized for its high cost and for the fact that it is not a full-fledged aircraft for gaining air supremacy, which was, in particular, the first fifth-generation fighter F-22.
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