Paris Air Show: Poland to enhance its airlift capability
The Polish Armaments Inspectorate has recently announced the start of its technical dialogue in preparation for the future acquisition of a new fleet of transport aircraft.
According to the Inspectorate, as of the end of May, the procedure will help to identify a number of platforms, which could meet technical requirements set by the Polish Air Force including: range; cruise speed; all weather airlift and airdrop capability; aerial refuelling and onboard equipment such as navigation, communication, identification and passive self-defence systems.
The Polish MoD intends to procure a number of medium transport aircraft under the Drop programme in order
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