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Air Force Events ·Dec 23, 2024 ·🇵🇱 Poland

Polish Air Force F-35A Delivered

Event Report

Polish Air Force
DateDec. 23, 2024
Country🇵🇱 Poland
ForcePolish Air Force
Location Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
35.38, -94.42
Aircraft F-35A (F-35 Lightning II)
Event type Delivered
Quantity 2
Description

The first two F-35A Husarz fighters for the Polish Air Force arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on 23 December 2024, where they are used to train Polish pilots and maintainers at the base's foreign military sales training centre. The first Polish F-35A had been rolled out at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant on 28 August 2024. Poland has 32 F-35As on order; the aircraft based in Arkansas remain there for training, and the first jets to be stationed in Poland were delivered to Łask Air Base in 2026.

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Combat profile drawing
Profile of F-35 Lightning II
Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA