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After the decision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1997 to extent towards the East, Poland became a NATO alliance member on 12.03.1999, together with Hungary and Czech Republic.

To fulfil all the needs of a NATO membership, the Polish Air Force decided to change its structure. Three Aviation Corps and two Tactical Aviation Brigades Brygada Lotnictwa Taktycznego, BLTs were built up. The flying units did not refer anymore to a regiment structure but were assigned to the different Air Bases and were now named Squadrons. On 1st of July 2004 the Air Force was named Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
A modernisation program was installed for the MiG-29s and a part of the Su-22s to assure a compatibility and interoperability during common NATO exercises or deployments with other NATO partners. This program should have been finalized approximately in 2010 with the Su-22s.

... The second unit to receive the F-16 was the 6th tactical air squadron that ceased flying the Su-22M4/UM3K Fitter aircraft at Powidz airbase during 2006 and moved also to Krzesiny in early 2007. As a third unit the 10th tactical air squadron (10 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego) at Lask got the F-16. ...


Read the full story at   : Aranysas January 2011 or Military Aircraft Monthly Vol 10 Iss 3



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