Will Poland plug its MPA/ASW gap?
The Polish Air Force and Polish Navy each operate the M28 Bryza. (Photo: Polish MoD)
Deployment of a maritime patrol aircraft to support a NATO mission in Turkey fails to mask weaknesses in Polish aircraft capabilities.
Poland despatched 80 military personnel and a single PZL M28 Bryza-1R bis maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from the Polish Naval Aviation Brigade in mid-April to join the NATO Tailored Assurance Measures for Turkey (TAMT) mission.
The Polish contingent for TAMT is tasked with patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Polish personnel will also cooperate with NATO Standing Naval Forces and NATO Allied Maritime Command in the UK. The M28 is based at İncirlik airbase.
Meanwhile, another M28 from the Naval Aviation Brigade operates with EUNAVFOR on Operation Irini from Sigonella airbase in Italy.
While Poland appears keen to support
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