Poland has officially adopted the F-35 fighter jets
The Polish Armed Forces have officially put into service the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighters, which were purchased from the United States. The induction ceremony took place at the airbase in Łask. The new aircraft will help strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Polish Air Force.
On Friday, Polish F-35 pilots performed ceremonial flyovers over Gdańsk, Warsaw, and Kraków as part of the “Greetings from Poland” event.
The fighter jets flew over the Westerplatte peninsula, after which the aircraft appeared over Warsaw, flying along the Vistula River at the altitude of the Warsaw Citadel.
The route concluded with a flyover of Kraków near Wawel Hill.
The flight is part of the celebrations marking the induction of Polish F-35 aircraft into the Armed Forces. The ceremony, held at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, the new F-35 base, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Senate Marshal Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Thomas DiNanno, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, also visited Łask.
In 2020, Poland ordered 32 F-35 multi-role fighter jets, manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin, for its Air Force. Modern aircraft of this type are currently becoming one of the most widespread combat aircraft in NATO.
This is the day we’ve been waiting for for years! Today, Poland welcomes its F-35s #Husarz. They have just set off on ceremonial flyovers of Łódź, Gdańsk, Warsaw, and Kraków.
At 11:00 a.m. in Łask, there will be an official welcome and a ceremonial christening of the state-of-the-art fighters in… pic.twitter.com/90SUYzo6J1— Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (@KosiniakKamysz) June 12, 2026
This was reported by Polsat News
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