Poland receives all ordered FA-50 fighters from South Korea
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Poland has received all 12 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea this year, which strengthens the capabilities of its air force. Further deliveries are expected in the future.
Poland has received all the FA-50 fighter jets ordered this year from South Korea, Polish National Defense Minister Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on social network X, reports UNN.
We have completed the first stage of delivery of FA-50 aircraft. The 11th aircraft arrived in The 11th and 12th fighters have arrived in Warsaw
He emphasized that the fighters will seriously strengthen the capabilities of the Polish air force.
Earlier, the Polish minister said that by the end of 2023, Seoul would supply Warsaw will receive 12 South Korean FA-50 fighters by the end of 2013.
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Further deliveries of such aircraft are planned in the coming years, no specific dates have been announced yet.
Reference
The FA-50 Fighting Eagle is a light two-seat South Korean combat aircraft. Its main armament is a 20 mm cannon, and the FA-50 can also carry a wide range of onboard weapons, including air-to-air missiles "AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles AGM-65 Maverick, as well as several different types of bombs.