US to give Poland new $4 billion loan for arms purchases, PAP reports
The loan raises Poland’s U.S. financing for arms purchases to $20 billion as the country begins flying its first F-35 jets.
- On Friday, U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno announced a new $4 billion Foreign Military Financing loan for Poland to bolster its defense capabilities.
- Poland successfully conducted the inaugural flight of its first batch of F-35s on Friday, becoming the first NATO-member on the alliance's eastern flank to acquire these advanced aircraft.
- This financial assistance brings total funds available to Poland for arms purchases to $20 billion, supplementing a 2020 deal worth $4.6 billion for 32 of the jets.
- Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced, "We have included two additional squadrons of 5th-generation F-35 aircraft," during the ceremony also attended by Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
- Deliveries of the aircraft will continue through 2029, as Polish officials say the F-35s will provide a major boost to the country's defence capabilities.
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Poland is the NATO ally America needs
The United States isn’t retreating from Europe into isolation, as some critics of the Trump administration claim. It is advancing in a different direction, and it is beginning where it should, by backing Poland as an important U.S. ally. On June 12, the administration announced a new $4 billion loan to Poland through its foreign military financing program. Undersecretary of State Thomas DiNanno told the Polish Press Agency that the U.S. would pr…
US to give Poland new $4 billion loan for arms purchases, PAP reports
Poland Welcomes U.S. War Loan
The United States will lend Poland $4 billion (€3.5 billion), it was announced on Friday, June 12th. The funds will come from the Foreign Military Financing programme, according to the U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Thomas DiNanno, allowing further arms purchases. DiNanno was speaking at an event to mark the inaugural flight of three F-35 jets bought from the U.S. (with more deliveries scheduled by 2029). A tot…
U.S. expands military financing for Poland by $4 billion, bringing total available credit to $20 billion under FMF program
DiNanno disclosed that the new allocation brings Poland’s total available pool under the FMF program to $20 billion, underscoring the depth of the bilateral defense relationship. “I’d like to take this opportunity to announce today the United States will be making another $4 billion available in the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program for Poland,” DiNanno stated at the event, adding that “this signifies US commitment to Polish security and …
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