1/14/2003 03:01:00 PM | Brad Plumer
re: Nothing Can Stop the Polish Air Force
That was quite a while ago. Since then, the Polish AF has decided to purchase 44 F-16s from Lockheed Martin with the money. Good move all around. A key NATO ally gets a MAJOR upgrade to their Air Force. I think they were originally considering buying the French Mirage 2000. They'll be better off with F-16s. In fact, they might have one of the most advanced air forces in Europe now (currently they have nothing, I believe).
From the US perspective, F-16s will be useless once the JSF/F-35 comes out. So they turn a tidy profit (5% interest over 15 years) selling off obsolete aircraft to an ally. Let's not forget that this also decreases NATO's dependency on the American military, giving Europe more autonomy in defence matters.
So I dunno. Those are the facts. You can still question the decision (though you'd have to think about the costs of NOT selling the fighters), but it's not a matter of sheer lunacy.
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