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Poland Formally Requests New F-35As to Replace Aging Fighters

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Poland Formally Requests New F-35As to Replace Aging Fighters

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II at the 2018 Paris Air Show. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Poland has issued a letter of request to procure 32 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to replace its aging fleet of Russian-made fighters, the country’s defense minister said May 28. “Today we sent a request for quotation (LOR) to our American partners regarding the purchase of 32 F35A aircraft along with a logistics and training package,” said Polish Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak in a translated tweet. “It's time to replace post-Soviet equipment with the most modern fighters!” The letter of…

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