WARSAW, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Poland has received three F-35 fighter jets from the United States, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Friday.
These are the first fifth-generation F-35 fighters deployed on NATO's eastern flank, Kosiniak-Kamysz said on social media platform X.
The announcement came after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland.
Poland and the United States signed a contract in 2020 for the purchase of 32 F-35 fighter jets, along with training and logistics packages, valued at 4.6 billion U.S. dollars, according to the Polish Defense Ministry.
Production of the first aircraft was completed in November 2024, and all deliveries are scheduled to be completed by 2029, according to the Polish Press Agency.
The total value of Poland's arms purchases from the United States currently stands at about 63 billion U.S. dollars, Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
