{"id":1839781,"date":"2023-02-08T10:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839781"},"modified":"2023-02-08T10:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:35","slug":"f-35-stealth-fighters-are-now-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-35-stealth-fighters-are-now-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ff-35-stealth-fighters-are-now-in-poland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F-35.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Last month, the Royal Netherlands Air Force declared that eight of its aircraft would be deployed.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/01\/f-35-why-pilots-love-this-stealth-fighter-like-no-other\/\"> Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters<\/a> Poland\n<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <em>19FortyFive<\/em>\u2018s New YouTube Channel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@19fortyfive\"> Here<\/a>.)\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Four of the fighters will be<a href=\"https:\/\/ukdefencejournal.org.uk\/dutch-stealth-jets-arrive-in-poland-to-patrol-nato-border\/\"> employed to observe NATO\u2019s eastern airspace<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the same time,\u00a0an additional four will be used in allied training programs to increase the international alliance\u2019s presence on the eastern flank and to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefirstnews.com\/article\/netherlands-to-send-eight-f-35-fighters-to-poland-by-end-january-35999\"> Encourage cooperation among its members<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith eight fighter jets, the Netherlands contributes to the defense of NATO\u2019s eastern flank,\u201d The Dutch Ministry of Defense issued a statement.<\/p>\n<h2>F-35 Right on Russia\u2019s Doorstep\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The aircraft arrived in Poland last Wednesday and will now take over NATO air police operations in the Baltic Sea region. In addition to the fighters and pilots, approximately 150 personnel from the Royal Netherlands Air Force also have been deployed to the Polish 22nd Tactical Air Base in Malbork, located approximately 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Gdansk \u2013 home for all of the Polish Air Force\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/12\/mig-29-fulcrum-the-jet-built-to-kill-f-15-and-f-16-fighters\/\"> MiG-29 Fulcrums.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theaviationist.com\/2023\/02\/03\/dutch-f-35s-have-deployed-to-poland-to-bolster-nato-air-policing-on-the-eastern-flank\/\">According to TheAviationist,<\/a>, the Dutch military deployed its eight F-35 aircraft to Malbork with special tent hangars \u2013 erected jointly by 34 Dutch engineers supported by Polish personnel.<\/p>\n<h2>Ready and Operational<\/h2>\n<p>A formation of six F-35s performed their first training mission last week from the base. It was conducted under the direction of the Combined Air Operations Centre, Uedem (Germany), in collaboration the Polish Air Force.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a great experience to deploy our advance fifth-generation jets here to Malbork,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/ac.nato.int\/archive\/2023\/netherlands-f35s-arrive-in-poland\"> Lieutenant Colonel Guido Schols was Commander of the Netherlands F-35 d\u00e9tachment.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy sending eight F-35s, the Netherlands underline their commitment to collective security in the region and contribute to showing NATO presence in the air,\u201d Schols was added. \u201cFour of our jets are earmarked for the Air Policing mission and the other four will be available for training with our Allies. They can also be used immediately if the situation so requires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/politics\/news\/dutch-to-send-eight-f-35s-to-poland\/\"> This is the second year of this.<\/a> The Netherlands has sent military personnel to the east flank of NATO territory. The 22nd Tactical Air Base is increasingly being used to host NATO partners. In the last year, there have been Turkish, Italian and Portuguese jets stationed at the base to assist with the Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP).\n<\/p>\n<h2>F-35 Guarding NATO\u2019s Flank<\/h2>\n<p>It was last March, following Russia\u2019s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, that<a href=\"https:\/\/news.clearancejobs.com\/2022\/03\/01\/f-35s-patrol-european-skies-is-the-stealth-fighter-the-best-deterrent-to-russia\/\"> U.S. Air Force F-35s were also deployed in the region.<\/a> A dozen F-35As belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron were flown out of Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah. They arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on February 16, 2022 as Russian forces continued their build-up near the border of Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>Those aircraft then operated out of Romania\u2019s 86th Air Base, which is less than 100 miles from the Ukrainian border. Additional F-35s of the U.S. were sent to Estonia and Lithuania.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that U.S. fighters may be returned to the region in spring.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/01\/ukraine-needs-leopard-2-and-m1-abrams-tanks-fast\/\"> Ukraine Needs M1 Abrams tanks Now (But Will Have To Wait)<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/01\/joe-biden-wont-send-f-16-fighters-to-ukraine-to-battle-putin\/\"> Joe Biden Won\u2019t Send F-16 Fighters to Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/01\/how-the-f-16-fighter-could-transform-the-ukraine-war\/\"> Putin Should Fear The F-16 Fighter<\/a>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/donald-trumps-biggest-flaw-is-so-easy-to-spot\/\"> Why Donald Trump Can\u2019t Win in 2024<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expertise and Author Experience:<\/strong> <em>Peter Suciu is a senior editor at 19FortyFive and a Michigan-based author. He is a former editor for 19FortyFive.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.clearancejobs.com\/author\/peter-suciu\/\"> Contributed<\/a> In twenty years of journalism, he&#8217;s been published in more than 40 magazines, newspapers, websites, and had over 3200 pieces published. He writes regularly about international affairs, military hardware, firearms history and cybersecurity. Peter is also an author.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/petersuciu\/?sh=2a2f53789bd3\"> Contributing Writer<\/a> Forbes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearancejobs.com\/\"> Clearance Jobs<\/a>. Follow him on Twitter:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petersuciu\"> @PeterSuciu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the Royal Netherlands Air Force declared that eight of its aircraft would be deployed. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters Poland [embedded content] Subscribe to 19FortyFive\u2018s New YouTube Channel Here.)\u00a0 Four of the fighters will be employed to observe NATO\u2019s eastern airspace. 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