Poland to sign F-35 acquisition deal by end of Jan: Defence Minister
Warsaw/Sputnik: Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday that Warsaw and Washington had completed negotiations on the former's purchase of 32 US-made F-35 fighter jets and were expected to finalize the acquisition by the end of the month.
"In fact, we have completed negotiations; there are just minor procedural issues left. I am sure that this month, in January, we will sign the deal on the purchase of 32 F-35 jets with the United States," the minister told Polskie Radio station, adding that these jets were the most advanced in the world.
The US State Department approved the $6.5 billion sale back in September.
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