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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2019
A potential $6.5 billion deal that could bring up to 32 F-35A Lightning II fighter planes to Poland's military was approved by the State Department. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the certification of the sale to Congress on Tuesday. The proposed sale calls for 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing aircraft and 33 Pratt & Whitney F-135 Engines. An assortment of parts, training programs, support and equipment, including electronic warfare systems; Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence/Communications, Navigational, and Identification; Autonomic Logistics Global Support System; software development/integration; aircraft ferry and tanker support, are part of the $6.5 billion package. Poland entered the NATO alliance in 1999. "This proposed sale of F-35s will provide Poland with a credible defense capability to deter aggression in the region and ensure interoperability with U.S. forces," a DSCA statement on Wednesday said. "The Polish Air Force's legacy MiG-29 and Su-22 fleet will be replaced with F-35s. Poland will have no difficulty absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces." Poland could have 16 F-35As by 2026, with another 16 arriving by 2030, Lockheed Vice President Greg Ulmer said last week at a military trade show last week in Kielce, Poland. Ulmer added that, since Poland currently builds only small parts of the plane - including landing gear elements and engine components - but is part of the plane's global supply chain, there is room to expand Polish manufacturing involvement. The request to purchase the planes was made in May, and meant to replace Poland's outdated, Soviet-designed fighter planes.
U.S. Air Mobile Command's 'Mobility Guardian' kicks off with 4,000 aviators Washington (UPI) Sep 9, 2019 The U.S. Air Mobility Command's "Mobility Guardian 2019" exercise, with over 4,000 participating personnel and dozens of international aircraft, began at Fairchild Air Force Base over the weekend. The three-week exercise is the largest full-spectrum readiness exercise to date, and will be held at training areas and facilities at and around Fairchild AFB and Spokane, Wash., where it is located, AMC said on Monday. "Mobility Guardian" involves aircraft and personnel from 29 participating c ... read more
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