USMC Colonel (Ret.) Eric Buer: A Modernized Polish Air Force – NATO’s Rising Power
Poland’s $12B Apache deal cements its NATO power play, modernizing forces with F-35s, Abrams tanks, and unmatched air-ground synergy.
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Wings of Change: Poland’s Strategic Leap Forward with the FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Poland’s skies roar with the high octane sound of FA-50 Fighting Eagles ,ushering in a new era of aerial firepower.
An Overview of the Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force is a national military branch that came into being shortly before World War II. Its history dates back to 1918 when the first air unit was formed as an independent organization.
US Refuses To Receive Polish MiG-29 Fighters For Ukraine
After the U.S. has provided more than $1 Billion in weapons to Ukraine, it is now refusing to receive 29 Polish Mig-29s for Ukraine’s use, fearing that Russia will consider the U.S. an active party in the war.
Poland says ‘No Thanks’ to used US F-16’s Falcons
It looks like the Polish government has decided not to purchase used F-16’s from the US after all. Poland’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Bartosz Kownacki had said as recently as January that they were considering purchasing 50 to 100 used Falcons. We are not going to buy used older versions of the F-16,” Kownacki […]
From The Cockpit: Fulcrum vs Viper
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania–all former members of the Cold War-era Soviet Union–joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in March of 2004. In doing so, the task of maintaining air sovereignty in the skies over the Baltic Sea fell became NATO‘s full-time responsibility. That Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission consists of member nations providing aircraft and […]
South Carolina ANG F-16s Deploy to Poland
Just before 4AM on May 28th, the skies over the Palmetto State were torn apart, thanks to the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 motor in charge of the moving the Block 52 version of the F-16. Blasting out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base at 0 dark thirty were Swamp Fox airmen, underway on an Atlantic crossing on […]
Burner Friday: Polish Air Force F-16
It’s that time again, everybody. Our weekly holiday trip to burnerville! Stupid? Yes. Accurate? Absolutely. For Burner Friday this week, we bring you some lovely plumage courtesy of our Viper-flying allies, the Polish Air Force. These are not your grandpa’s F-16s. They are powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 which produces a chest-thumping 29,000 […]
