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Monday, February 11, 2008

Polish air forces to buy two air tankers

The purchase will be part of the “Plan of Technical Modernisation of the Air Force in the Years 2007-2013". Poland wants to buy two second-hand passenger planes Airbus 310 or Boeing 767 and have them equipped with fuel tanks and F-16 refuelling facilities.

An agreement for the purchase of two air tankers will be signed with the USA later this month, informs “Polska” daily.

Until that time, the Polish Air Force will use air-to-air refuelling aircrafts of other NATO members.

The new acquisitions are dictated by Poland’s commitments to NATO. The new air tankers will allow the Polish fleet of F-16 jet fighters to stay airborne for as long as their pilots can endure, compared with 2.5 to 3 hours at present.

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