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World Air Force News - Poland
 
 
French Air Force arrives in Poland with 4 Dassault Rafale Jet Fighter.
 

The French deployment to Malbork Airbase will free up the same number of Polish Air Force MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters to deploy to Siauliai Airbase in Lithuania as part of the NATO Baltic air policing mission. The Polish-led mission in Lithuania will be bolstered by four UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons at Siauliai Airbase, and four Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons operating out of Amari Airbase in Estonia.

     
The French deployment to Malbork Airbase will free up the same number of Polish Air Force MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters to deploy to Siauliai Airbase in Lithuania as part of the NATO Baltic air policing mission. The Polish-led mission in Lithuania will be bolstered by four UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons at Siauliai Airbase, and four Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons operating out of Amari Airbase in Estonia.
Rafale (Photo credit : )
     

The jets have joined Poland, taking under their wing and fuselage fuel tanks called "Supersonic", adapted to the air defense missions, as well as air-to-air guided missiles Mica (both versions: infrared and electromagnetic).

Aircraft are coming from different bases such as crews from the two operational squadrons in the French Air Force Rafale C: EC-1/7 "Provence", based in Saint-Dizier, and EC-2/30 "Normandie-Niemen" of Mont-de-Marsan. Unit insignia usually painted on the tail of aircraft, however, were deleted.