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 The government of Poland declared the advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft the winner in the fighter competition to supply the Polish Air Force with forty-eight multirole aircraft. The purchase, announced in December, also includes advanced US weapons, US Air Force training, and long-term support. The F-16s are to be delivered between 2006 and 2008. Poland will become the ninth European country to fly the F-16, joining a NATO force of more than 1,000 other F-16s throughout the region. It will also become the twenty-fourth country to select the F-16—and the first former Soviet bloc country to buy US weapons. Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller received an F-16 orientation in Warsaw at the conclusion of a ceremony recognizing the F-16 selection in early January. |
