RMF FM: F-16 took part in exercises with the use of nuclear weapons – Onet.pl

Exercises took place on 20-24 October in the north of Italy in de Ghedi. Usually in this type of operation involved countries, where there is a nuclear weapon. The point is of Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey and Italy. Our machines practiced escorting aircraft carrying nuclear warheads.

Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, in an interview with Catherine Szymańską- Borginon with RMF FM, confirmed the participation of Polish F-16 in the exercises. – We have been involved. I would treat it as an assessment of our ability, in terms of the F-16 and the skills of our pilots, because it already is the task of the highest trust. I show that this aspect of the Alliance, we are interested – said in an interview with RMF FM Deputy Prime Minister.

Defence signed an agreement with NATO

In Brussels, today signed an agreement which aims to provide Polish interoperability of missile defense components – existing radars, as well as sets of air defense, we are going to buy – the NATO system.

The document was signed by Robert Merchant’s deputy defense minister and General Manager of Communications and Information Agency Koen Gijbers NATO. Merchant stressed that the agreement should be seen on two levels. – On the one hand it is a technical agreement that ensures an adequate level of cooperation between Polish and NATO agencies in the field of performance testing capabilities to interact Polish radar systems. On the other hand, it is the beginning of a deeper cooperation, which is associated with our plans for expansion of the national air defense system, including missile defense system, which will be part of the alliance – Merchant said.

The main aim is to ensure interoperability of existing and future missile defense capability Polish system allied called. NATO BMD (ang. Ballistic missile defense). This is to be achieved by the Polish test systems with components from the NATO command and communication. Therefore, in agreement regulates eg. Rules for the exchange and protection of information and method of preparation, implementation and evaluation of tests.

Verification will first deployed in Poland early warning radar system. It is also envisaged that in the future will also be subjected to testing systems that Poland intends only to win, primarily sets of medium-range air defense, which defines the military code name for Wisła.

Permanent Representation of Poland to NATO stresses that the timely provision of interoperability with allied Polish systems enable a better use of our resources. Integration with NATO BMD also strengthen collective defense capabilities and facilitate potential cooperation with allied units if their missile systems will be deployed in Poland.

Computer and Telecommunications Agency, NATO has already signed similar agreements among from the US, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy.

Hardware army air defense systems – a very short short- and medium-range (the latter also with the ability to combat missiles) – is the main priority of the existing program to modernize the armed forces. According to the announcement MON Wisla system supplier is to be selected in this year. The procurement consortium compete euros (Thales and MBDA France), offers a set of SAMP / T, and Raytheon of the USA, proposing a set of Patriot.

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RMF FM: F-16 took part in exercises with the use of nuclear weapons – Onet.pl