Source: Global Times
[Global Times Special Correspondent Liu Yupeng] Against the backdrop of NATO 's continued eastward expansion, the United States deployed 6 F-22 stealth fighter jets from Alaska to Poland for the first time, with the goal of curbing Russia. Previously, the United States has strengthened its military and weapons and equipment deployment in Poland. At the same time, Poland also purchased a large number of US-made weapons and equipment to confront Russia.
Russia's " Pravda " reported on July 28 that the F-22 multi-function stealth fighter, like the F-35, is the fifth-generation fighter, but unlike the F-35, the F-22 is only in service in the United States and has never been sold to other countries. On the evening of the 26th, the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the United States landed at the Royal Air Force Base in Lekkenhees, England, and will then go to the 32nd Tactical Air Force Base in Lask, Poland. The aircraft will support NATO's mission to contain Russia in the eastern wing. It is revealed that in addition to these 6 fighters, 6 fifth-generation fighter jets of the same type will be added in the near future. This fighter can perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The most dangerous thing is that the fighter is equipped with the AIM-120D missile, which is the same type as the NASAMS air defense missile used by Ukraine. Therefore, U.S. aircraft may attack Russia in the air and claim that this was carried out by Ukrainian troops using the exact same missile . Russian experts said that after the F-22 fighter jets arrived in Poland, Russia should consider the possibility of the United States provoking, and do not rule out the possibility of using them against Russian fighter jets. Therefore, the F-22 is more eye-catching than the F-35 that the United States has deployed to Europe before. Russian military experts say Russia should pay close attention to the situation, as transferring F-22s to Poland may bring many problems to the Russian army participating in special military operations in Ukraine.
Russian Satellite News Agency reported on July 15 that Polish Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Marius Brashzak said that the country will purchase five C-130H "Hercules" military transport aircraft from the United States. The aircraft obtained in Warsaw will come from sealed equipment from the US military. The contract totals US$14.3 million, including the costs of unsealing, maintenance and transfer to Poland, and further repairs will be carried out in Poland. Recently, Poland has been actively purchasing weapons and military equipment from the United States, including large contracts for the procurement of F-35 fighter , "Abrams" tank and "Patriot" air defense system. Poland purchased 116 second-hand Abrams tanks in the United States. The first batch of tanks will be available in early 2023. After the Polish army provided hundreds of T-72 tanks to Ukraine, the number of Polish armoured combat vehicles was insufficient, and the second-hand "Abrams" tanks would fill the gap.
Russia TV today previously reported that Pentagon spokesman Kirby said that the United States is deploying the Patriot air defense missile system in Poland. In February this year, the United States deployed 12,000 soldiers to Poland and planned to send more than 500 more soldiers there, which was the time when the number of US troops stationed in Poland in history. US President Biden announced that he intends to set up a permanent military headquarters in Poland, namely the Fifth Army headquarters of the US Army.
Russia's "Opinion" reported on the 28th that the Polish Ministry of Defense announced on the 27th that Poland ordered 1,000 K2 tanks, more than 600 K9 howitzers and 3 squadrons of FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea. Most of the K2 tanks ordered are also planned to be produced in Poland. South Korea's arms supply transactions to Poland will reach US$14.5 billion. Russian military expert Vadim Kojiulin said that due to the large number of weapons provided to Ukraine, the Polish army may be counting on using South Korean weapons to fill the vacant vacant in the arsenal. But the question is where do the Poles find so much money? Perhaps they are counting on the US to support Kiev budget.
