{"id":65133,"date":"2026-05-23T04:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=65133"},"modified":"2026-05-29T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:07:30","slug":"the-arrival-of-the-first-three-polish-f-35a-fighter-in-poland-with-their-insignia-covered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/05\/23\/the-arrival-of-the-first-three-polish-f-35a-fighter-in-poland-with-their-insignia-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"The arrival of the first three Polish F-35A fighter in Poland with their insignia covered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, the Polish Air Force experienced a historic day with the arrival in Poland of its first fifth-generation fighter jets.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/05\/the-first-flights-of-polish-pilots-on-f-35a-husarz-fighters-acquired-by-poland\/\">The first flights of Polish pilots on F-35A Husarz fighters acquired by Poland<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/08\/28\/lockheed-martin-presents-the-f-35a-husarz-the-new-winged-hussar-of-the-polish-air-force\/\">Lockheed Martin presents the F-35A Husarz, the new winged hussar of the Polish Air Force<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday, the first three F-35As of the Polish Air Force arrived at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in \u0141ask<\/strong>, in the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Voivodeship. This video, released by the Polish Ministry of Defense, shows these three aircraft in flight, filmed from an F-16D:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F35PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F35PL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Husarz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Husarz<\/a> \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9gTUiLm2hO\">pic.twitter.com\/9gTUiLm2hO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 (@MON_GOV_PL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MON_GOV_PL\/status\/2057866988924408252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And here we see the moment of their arrival at the aforementioned base:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F35PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F35PL<\/a> ju\u017c w Polsce! Do\u0142\u0105czamy do grupy pa\u0144stw z my\u015bliwcami 5. generacji. F-35 posiadaj\u0105 w\u0142a\u015bciwo\u015bci \u201estealth\u201d, kt\u00f3re stanowi\u0105 kluczowy element umo\u017cliwiaj\u0105cy skuteczn\u0105 realizacj\u0119 zada\u0144 w przypadku konfliktu z przeciwnikiem posiadaj\u0105cym zaawansowane systemy antydost\u0119powe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQQBHao1z3\">pic.twitter.com\/eQQBHao1z3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 (@MON_GOV_PL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MON_GOV_PL\/status\/2057862329392374260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The three F-35As arrived in \u0141ask escorted by two fighter jets:<\/strong> a two-seat F-16D (left) and a single-seat F-16C (right). Poland is the eighth European country to receive the F-35 and <strong>the first former Warsaw Pact country to operate these aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287979315_601936f09c_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287979315_351b40699a_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see in this image taken from the F-16D, <strong>the three F-35As had radar reflectors installed<\/strong> to provide a stronger radar signature for air traffic control. These are the small vertical fins we see on the inside of their wings, just in front of the drifts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287573851_062a1ed1b8_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287573851_b9c4e4e705_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another significant detail is that <strong>these three F-35As arrived in Poland with their Polish markings covered by circular gray stickers<\/strong>. The F-35As are the first Polish fighters to bear the distinctive checkered national markings in a low-visibility gray design, instead of using the national colors of white and red. <strong>The F-35As have the Polish markings on the outer surface of their two tail drifts.<\/strong> If they are covered, it is likely because they only officially become part of the Polish Air Force upon their official delivery and are then authorized to display the markings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287717878_b6bca56697_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287717878_e268daef3e_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>These first three aircraft are the 3509, 3510 and 3511.<\/strong> As is customary in the world of military aviation, these new fighters were greeted with a water salute by the firefighters of \u0141ask Air Base.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287979340_ca28c1cc79_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287979340_64b266370b_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another interesting detail about the new fighter jets is that <strong>one of these F-35As, the 3511, has arrived in Poland with a panther decorated on its tail drifts<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/P_Militarny\/status\/2057881094037389549\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@P_Militarny<\/a> points out that the reason for this is that F-35 pilots give this aircraft the unofficial nickname \"Panther.\"<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287808694_1376d1faf0_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287808694_f90a71b5fe_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poland acquired a total of 32 F-35A stealth fighters from the United States in 2020<\/strong> for $4.6 billion. This model is officially known as the \"Husarz\" (Hussar) in the Central European country. <strong>The aircraft will be divided into two squadrons of 16 planes each.<\/strong> The first will be based at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in \u0141ask and the second at the 21st Tactical Air Base in \u015awidwin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polska-zbrojna.pl\/home\/articleshow\/46402?t=Koniec-odliczania-wielki-dzien-Wojska-Polskiego\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poland expects to receive 14 F-35s this year and 12 next year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287808714_fffbdc5a96_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287808714_ea0912658d_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/08\/28\/lockheed-martin-presents-the-f-35a-husarz-the-new-winged-hussar-of-the-polish-air-force\/\">The presentation of the first Polish F-35A took place on August 28, 2024<\/a>, coinciding with \u015awi\u0119to Lotnictwa Polskiego (Polish Aviation Day). On December 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/12\/26\/the-arrival-of-polands-first-two-f-35a-husarz-stealth-fighters-at-ebbing-air-base\/\">the first two Polish F-35As, 3501 and 3502, arrived at Air National Guard Base (ANG) in Ebbing<\/a>, Arkansas, to begin training the first Polish F-35A pilots in January 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/05\/the-first-flights-of-polish-pilots-on-f-35a-husarz-fighters-acquired-by-poland\/\">The first flight of a Polish pilot in an F-35 took place on January 31, 2025<\/a> at that American air base.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/ministerstwoobronynarodowej\/albums\/72177720333796741\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/32blt.wp.mil.pl\/aktualnosci\/w-naszej-bazie-wyladowaly-pierwsze-mysliwce-f-35a-lightning-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">32 Baz\u0105 Lotnictwa Taktycznego<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, the Polish Air Force experienced a historic day with the arrival in Poland of its first fifth-generation fighter jets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11546],"tags":[22578,7072,10370,14051],"class_list":["post-65133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-military-aviation","tag-lask-air-base","tag-lockheed-martin-f-35-lightning-ii","tag-poland","tag-polish-air-force"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-31 10:18:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}