In September 2019, the State Department approved a $6.5 billion deal to sell Poland thirty-two F-35A Lightning II stealth jets, along with training and maintenance packages. Poland’s intention to procure F-35s for its Harpia fighter program had been evident earlier in 2019.

H/T: The National Interest

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak confirmed the purchase via Twitter on Monday, writing, “This Friday, in Dęblin at 15:00 I will sign a contract worth $4.6bn for the purchase of 32 state-of-the-art fifth-generation F-35 fighters.”

Mówiłem, że będą 😉Już w ten piątek, w Dęblinie o godz. 15:00 podpiszę wartą 4,6 mld USD umowę na zakup 32 najnowocześniejszych myśliwców piątej generacji F-35 pic.twitter.com/VhtKiI5Zo2 — Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) January 27, 2020

Yesterday, Polish President Andrzej Duda & Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak visited @TeamEglin, Florida, to take a look at the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft. Learn more about the visit & the strong U.S.-Poland 🇺🇸 🇵🇱 defense relationship here: https://t.co/2thuuDCYwp pic.twitter.com/BL26boQ9Br — Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) June 12, 2019

Great to see Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and National Security Office head Pawel Soloch visiting the F-35 at MSPO. Poland soon to join the F-35 family and develop an even deeper security relationship with the US! pic.twitter.com/x9NyDnDbrn — Marek Matraszek (@matraszek) September 3, 2019