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See the movie of the Polish pilots from the 22 Tactical Air Base (22 BLT) in Malbork flying Mig 29 Fulcrum. Really cool in my opinion. When I see such movies - I wish I was a pilot :-) Fulcrum Drivers 22BLT

Polish fighter jets arrived in Israel this week for joint training with the Israel Air Force in the Negev. The Polish dispatched a number of F-16 fighter jets which have been holding maneuvers alongside IAF F-16 and F-15s. The maneuvers are based in the Uvda Air Force Base near Eilat. "We learn from one another and it helps us learn from the Poles, how they fly and their doctrines," a senior IAF officer said Wednesday. Gen. Broni Lech Majewski, commander of the Polish Air Force, arrived in Israel on Monday to oversee the drill. This is the first time that...

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Feb. 2 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of F-16 support and munitions, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $447 million. The Government of Poland has requested a possible sale of 93 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II Tactical Missiles, 4 CATM-9X-2 Captive Air Training Missiles, 65 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, 42 GBU-49 Enhanced PAVEWAY II 500 lb Bombs, 200 GBU-54 (2000 lb) Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) Bombs, 642 BLU-111 (500 lb) General Purpose Bombs, 127 MK-82 (500 lb) General...

US F-16 fighter jets and Hercules transport aircraft will be deployed in Poland on a rotating basis as of 2013, Poland's Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Thursday. "Poland has decided to accept the US proposal of hosting rotations of F-16 and Hercules aircraft and their crews" on its territory, Klich told Poland's TOK FM commercial radio station. "I hope this will begin in 2013," he added. "The Americans will come, conduct exercises with Poles and return home. Then, they will return periodically to Polish soil," the minister said. Klich added the F-16 and Hurcules rotations will be similar to those...

The Polish defense ministry is evaluating upgrades to its Su-22 and MiG-29 force to sustain its fighter inventory even as it looks to field a new trainer that also would take on light fighter roles. Decisions on the Su-22 are most acute, since the first of the aircraft will reach the end of its service life in 2014. The near-term plan is to add 200 flight hours, or two years of operational life. This would allow delaying a decision on what to do next until 2016, says Tadeusz Pieciukiewicz, a ministry representative. The question then becomes whether to pursue a...

Poland has 48 F-16 jet fighter planes. Most of them rarely take to the skies outside of routine training. But in two years, the planes could be heading to Afghanistan, reports Rzeczpospolita. The paper cites an unnamed soldier as a source that says the matter is already settled, just has not yet been announced publicly by Polish army authorities. Pilots at a large Polish Air Force base admit they have already started rigorous training and preparation for the 2012 departure to the war-torn middle-eastern nation, but Polish Air Force officials have yet to confirm this.

Poland gets 1st of 5 Hercules planes from US Associated Press 2009-03-24 09:21 PM Poland's air force has received the first of five used C-130E Hercules transport planes from the U.S. to improve its large-scale transport capabilities. The Hercules arrived at the Powidz air base in western Poland on Tuesday following an overhaul in the U.S. and a stopover at a U.S. air base in Germany. All five planes will arrive by the summer of 2010 to improve Poland's capabilities to transport troops, equipment and humanitarian aid domestically as well as to foreign missions such as the one in Afghanistan....

U.S. to give Poland five C-130 Hercules planes 2008-08-26 00:06:58 WARSAW, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Poland will get from the United States five 40-year-old C-130 Hercules transport planes as part of allied assistance, Rzeczpospolita daily reported on Monday. The first one is expected in Poland in October and the last one in 2012. 50 Polish pilots and technicians are being trained in the U.S. to service the planes. According to the newspaper, the planes will be used for soldier and equipment transport for military missions. At present the Polish Air Forces use Spanish CASA C-295M which are not fit for...

Poland's 'Peace Sky' at home in Arizona August 15, 2008 (by Capt. Gabe Johnson) In the transition from Soviet-built MiG-29s and Su-22s to American-built F-16s, Poland takes on one of NATO's most aggressive fighter up-starts known as "Peace Sky". A new generation of Polish Air Force pilots are learning how to fly their country's most advanced fighter, the F-16C/D block 52 "Jastrzab" or Hawk as it's called, from the Arizona Air National Guard. To date, the Central European country has received 41 of the 48 F-16s it has on order, and is rapidly increasing its number of qualified pilots with...

In tribute to Polish air force officers. A memorial in tribute to 20 Polish air force officers who died in the crash of the Casa transport plane two months has been unveiled in the Mirosławiec air base in north-western Poland. It consists of a stone plaque with the names of all the victims of the disaster, a wooden cross and the stabilizer recovered from the plane’s wreckage. The ceremony was attended by members of the officers’ families and by high-ranking military officials including the Chief of the General Staff.

Polish army plane in fatal crash A military transport plane has crashed near the north-western Polish town of Miroslawiec, killing at least seven of the 10 people on board, officials say. Fire service spokesman Pawel Fratczak told TVN24 the Casa C-295M came down in a wood while attempting to land at a Polish air force base, causing a fire. Mr Fratczak said the air force had told him six passengers and four crew members were on board the plane. The emergency services are continuing to search for the remaining three. TVN24 said the plane was carrying officials taking part in...

Exhibit honors Polish squadron By SCOTT WHIPPLE,, Herald Press staff 11/11/2007 WINDSOR LOCKS - The Kosciuszko Squadron flies again. An exhibit of the gallant squadron of Polish fliers at the New England Air Museum officially opens to the public at 10 a.m. The exhibit will become a permanent part of the museum's collection and can be viewed on a daily basis. The aviation unit, named for Polish-American Revolutionary War hero, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, helped defend the newly re-constituted Polish nation from early Soviet attacks in World War II. "The Kosciuszko Squadron has become symbolic of Polish-American cooperation," said Jack Miller, president...

Four more F-16s to be delivered to Poland by By Chris McGee Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs 12/9/2006 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFPN) -- Four more F-16s are scheduled to arrive in Poland Dec. 14 as part of a second wave of a 48-aircraft delivery and a $3.8 billion program executed by Aeronautical Systems Center and the Air Force Security Assistance Center here. The F-16 deliveries are part of the Poland Peace Sky Program, a Foreign Military Sales effort that began in April 2003 and is managed by the U.S. Air Force for the United States. The first four aircraft...

MiGs on swansong as Poles embrace F16s Web posted at: 11/10/2006 9:19:37 Source ::: AFP Krzesiny, Poland ? Poland Air Force yesterday gave a fanfare welcome to the first of its new fleet of US-built F16 jets. President Lech Kaczynski kicked off a ceremony early yesterday afternoon to mark the arrival of four fighters, as a military band played on the tarmac of the Krzesiny air base, near the western city of Poznan. The event also marked a symbolic farewell to Poland?s fleet of Russian-made MiG fighters, a legacy of the Warsaw Pact past. Poland has ordered a total of...

<p>Two more F-16 fighter jets arrived in Poland today from the 48 purchased for the Polish airforce from the USA. Two of the first jets flew in yesterday.</p> <p>The aircraft were scheduled to arrive at the military airport near Poznań on Monday but first turned back to the States from over the Atlantic, then made an unplanned stopover in Iceland and Scotland. The Polish Defence Ministry has requested the manufacturer to disclose the reasons for the delay.</p>

Poland asks US manufacturer to explain problems with new F-16s 2 hours WARSAW (AFP) - Poland has asked Lockheed Martin of the United States to give details of the technical problems that forced brand new F-16 fighter jets to turn around when they were en route for delivery in Poland, a defense official said. "We want information on the nature of the problems that occurred when the airplanes were en route to Poland," said Piotr Lukaszewicz, the Polish defence ministry official handling the procurement contract for a total of 48 F-16s. On Monday, the first four F-16s ordered by Poland...

First two Polish F-16 arrive in Poland November 6, 2006 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Tomorrow is the begining of new era in Polish Air Force as the first two Polish F-16 are expected to arrive at Poznan-Krzesiny, the 31st air base. On Thursday November 9th, another two aircraft will arrive. On that day the official ceremony will take place. The aircraft join a fleet of more than 4,300 F-16s operated by 24 air forces around the world. A total of eight F-16s are due to be delivered to Poland before the end of this year. They are part of a...

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