Never before Polish army has had such modern equipment: ministry

 “F-35 aircraft increase the combat capability of our air force by several levels,” Mariusz Błaszczak, the defense minister, said. He added that the budget of the ministry in 2030 will amount to 2.5 percent of the GDP of Poland.

"Never before in our history has the Polish army had such modern equipment … The F-35 is also a kind of command center with the ability to cooperate with F-16 aircraft, the Patriot system, and Himars rockets,” Błaszczak stressed.

The minister said that our planes will be built at the same time as the machines for American and Belgian forces.

“For each plane, we will pay practically the same as Belgians. The price will not be higher than $87 million. The differences in the final value of contracts result from a different range of additional functions,” Błaszczak explained.

(PAP)