The F-35 Will Give Poland A More Advanced Air Force Than Some Major NATO Allies (From The National Interest)

This past January, the Polish government took the bold step to acquire thirty-two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF). Poland is becoming a major player in NATO. It is working to modernize its air, sea and land forces. It is also forging closer relations with the United States, hosting U.S. forces, allowing the prepositioning of military equipment, and working to improve interoperability. By making the decision to buy the F-35, Poland will leap ahead of a number of its European allies, most notably France and Germany, and enter the elite group of countries operating fifth- generation aircraft. A bi-product of this decision will be improved interoperability between the Polish Air Force, the U.S. military and many NATO air forces. I have written a commentary about this here.