Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First F-35 for Poland

The first F-35 aircraft, designated AZ-01, will be delivered to the Polish Air Force in December.
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  • 06:42 AM, August 29, 2024
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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First F-35 for Poland
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Lockheed Martin rolled out Poland's first F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin's F-35 production facility.

Senior government and military leaders from Poland and the United States attended the ceremony to celebrate Poland's first of 32 F-35As per its program of record.

The first aircraft, designated AZ-01, will be delivered to the Polish Air Force in December and will be based at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, where Poland will be the first international customer to conduct F-35 pilot training.

Poland ordered 32 F-35 aircraft in 2020 for $4.6 billion.

The Polish air force is replacing its MiG-29 and F-16 aircrafts with the F-35 acquisition.

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