Blaszczak compared the deal to one in which Belgium purchased 34 US jets for $4.25 billion. He also said he was proud of what he called a "good" final price, noting that Poland was originally asked to pay $6.5 billion for the planes, but would now only have to pay $4.6 billion (€4.2 billion).
And these planes can deliver that response," said Blaszczak, a member of the ruling right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party, in an interview with Polish state media. "Potential attackers should know that if they invade Poland they will get a resolute response. The Polish Air Force has never before had such modern military equipment and leaders praised the jets, produced by the world's largest arms manufacturing company, Lockheed Martin, as the "top of the top" of military hardware. On this day, he and Polish President Andrzej Duda will sign a "historic" multi-billion-dollar deal for the purchase of 32 F-35A Lightning fighter jets.
Friday, January 31, 2020 "will be written in the annals of the history of the Polish army," said Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak.
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