1. The Polish Air Force in transition: lessons from the F-16 programme.
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Pieciukiewicz, Tadeusz, Brzozowska, Anna, Kowalczewski, Jędrzej, Kurkiewicz, Arkadiusz, Miedziński, Tomasz, Płóciennik, Dariusz, Zięć, Krystian, and Lipka, Rafał
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AIR forces ,MILITARY technology ,WEAPONS systems ,ECONOMIC impact ,ARMED Forces ,MIDDLE-income countries - Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyse the process of equipping the Polish Air Force with the F-16 aircraft. The Polish F-16 programme serves as an essential source of knowledge for avoiding errors that may occur when introducing new weapon systems in Poland, or other post-communist countries that are still reliant on Soviet-designed military technologies. Due to various external and internal factors, not all elements of the F-16 programme are suitable for replication in the acquisition of new weapon systems; however, some solutions have been applied in Poland's F-35 and WISŁA air defence programmes. The authors examined selected aspects of the F-16 programme, including its historical background, legal and organisational framework, personnel training, infrastructure, logistics, and the economic implications of the offset agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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