Poland was scared to place the fifth generation fighter F-35 Lightning II based in the city of Malbork on rasstojanii 80 kilometers from the Kaliningrad region, and will not do in mińsk Mazowiecki, near Belarus. The corresponding note published Defence24.
the publication of the Polish portal it is noted that the location of the aircraft near the borders with Russia and Belarus could allow a potential enemy to check the radar and infrared characteristics of the fighter of the American production, therefore the base for the F-35 Lightning II is reasonable to equip Swidwin.
the Publication writes that in bordering Germany West Pomeranian Voivodeship at the 21st tactical airbase of the air force (air force) Poland ten years ago housed two squadrons of su-22, in connection with which the object has maintained the required infrastructure, which, however, needs to be modernized.
these findings Defence24 makes on the basis of declared, with the participation of the Polish defense Ministry tender involving construction work at the airbase in Swidwin. The publication does not exclude that, in fact, in the future there may be placed the F-35 Lightning II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon, also at the air base Krzesiny in poznań.
In July, Defense News reported that the US air force will buy eight of the fifth generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, originally built for Turkey, the world’s largest military-industrial company Lockheed Martin.
In the same month, the head of the Secretariat of the defense industry of Turkey Ismail Demir stated that the cost for development of the F-35 Lightning II after exclusion of Turkish contractors to grow by $ 600 million and will further increase the price of each plane for 7-9 million dollars.
the acquisition Agreement Poland from USA 32 F-35A Lightning II, signed in January on a Polish air base Dęblin. The contract amount was 4.6 illiana dollars. Annually Poland, starting from 2024, should receive four to six such aircraft.
