Source: Flight Global
Poland is to accelerate the replacement of its air force’s RAC MiG-29 fighters and Sukhoi Su-22 ground-attack aircraft on the instructions of the country’s defence minister.
Mariusz Błaszczak, minister of national defence, has repeatedly stated his aim of removing Soviet-era aircraft from Warsaw’s inventory.
But now Błaszczak has instructed the chief of general staff of the Polish armed forces to speed up the implementation of the replacement programme under its Harpia requirement.
Poland is seeking aircraft that can perform a number of combat roles, including certain maritime operations and electronic warfare missions.
According to the deputy defence minister, Wojciech Skurkiewicz, “the end of the analytical and conceptual phase of the Harpia programme is planned for the end of February 2019. Deliveries of new aircraft should begin in 2024.”
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