Defence Notes
MSPO 2019: New buys set to end pain of Polish fighter troubles
A series of past accidents, resulting in the loss of several MiG-29 fighter jets, have led the Polish MoD to conclude that further use of legacy, Soviet-era platforms, like MiGs and Su-22 bombers is risky and likely to lead to a gradual decrease of Polish Air Force operational capability.
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