Polish Air Force counts on, to receive the first fifth generation F-35 fighter from the United States to 2024 year. Against the backdrop of such expectations, the Poles sent their military pilots for training in the USA. American partners promised to provide support in the process of training Polish flight personnel to fly F-35A aircraft.
Recall, that Warsaw and Washington signed a contract for the supply of the Polish Air Force 32 fighter F-35. Became known, that based on this contact, each such fighter would cost the Polish Air Force approximately 144 million dollars. The contract amount also includes training for the Polish military., including 24 pilots and 90 technicians.
The first group of Polish Air Force soldiers is already in the United States and undergoing flight training. This information is confirmed by the main command of the Polish armed forces.
According to the latest data, Polish pilots are at the Fort Worth training base in Texas, which is logistically owned by Lokheed Martin. At the moment, Polish pilots have undergone appropriate training, got acquainted with the parameters and technical characteristics of American fighters and after that were allowed to train on F-35 simulators.
Jereniush Novak, commander of the 2nd tactical aviation wing of the Polish Air Force:
Our pilots got acquainted with the cockpit of the F-35A fighter, tactics for using such combat aircraft, received the necessary knowledge, which can subsequently be extended to other pilots in Poland.
US Air Force instructor pilots from Luke AFB served as training officers in Texas., located in Arizona.
