Poland has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries for the purchase of FA-50 fighter jets.
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Wartość umowy na 12 pierwszych samolotów FA-50,które zostaną dostarczone w 2023 r., wynosi ok. 700 mln USD net, natomiast wartość kontraktu na dostawy 36 samolotów FA-50PL w latach 2025-2028 wynosi ok.2,3 mld USD net.
— Krzysztof Płatek (@krzysztof_atek) September 16, 2022
FA-50PL will cost the Poles $2,300,000,000. Their deliveries are scheduled for 2025-2028.
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For those who are not in the know
The FA-50 is a two-seat supersonic jetairplane. It was developed by the South Korean company KAI together with the American company Lockheed Martin. The program was funded 17% by KAI, 13% by Lockheed Martin and 70% by the South Korean government. Serial production of the aircraft began in 2003.
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