The Polish publication Defense24 states the massage of Lockheed Martin: the comany will not be able to speed up the supply of its fifth-generation fighters to Poland.
During the ILA 2022 air show in Berlin, Polish representatives asked Lockheed Martin to speed up the supply of fifth-generation F-35A aircraft due to the war in Ukraine.
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At the same time, representatives of Lockheed Martin didn’t give a positive response. The head of F-35 development J. R. MacDonald explained that "the delivery scheduled for 2024 can not be earlier".
However, he also noted that it will be possible to speed up the delivery of new aircraft if there are free seats in the next tranches - that is, instead of speeding up delivery, Lockheed Martin offers to reduce the execution time of the entire order.
Defense Express reminds that in January 2020, Poland signed a contract for the purchase of 32 F-35A Block 4 fighters worth $4.6 billion.
The transfer of the first 6 aircraft to Poland is expected in 2024, however, they will temporarily remain in the United States to train Polish pilots and will be delivered to Poland in 2025-26.
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