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Purchase of 48 FA-50 and FA-50PL aircraft

under constructionstage: commissioning
USD 3.0 billion
contract value · data from 16 Sep 2022net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 12 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)Combined value of the two implementing contracts (12 FA-50 Block 10 and 36 FA-50PL) according to the Armament Agency spokesperson.

Two implementing contracts with Korea Aerospace Industries dated 16 September 2022 for 48 light combat aircraft: 12 FA-50 Block 10 and 36 FA-50PL, with logistics and training packages. A spokesperson for the Armament Agency gave a combined value of USD 3 billion. The first 12 aircraft were delivered in the second half of 2023. An addendum of 9 January 2026 moved the delivery of the 36 FA-50PL to the period from mid-2027 to early 2029.

How it went

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Timeline

  1. Announced27 Jul 2022
  2. Construction startSep 2022
  3. Original date2028
  4. Current date2029

Change history

  • 2023stage: commissioning

Significance

The aircraft are to allow Poland to give up the Soviet-designed MiG-29 and Su-22. The first 12 machines went to the 23rd Tactical Air Base at Mińsk Mazowiecki. The contract provides for technology transfer and an FA-50PL service centre in Poland, which has its own record. The delay in FA-50PL deliveries stems from adapting the aircraft to the requirements of the Polish Air Force.

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  1. [1]Poland inks deal for FA-50 light attack aircraft from South Korea ↗
    Defense News17 Sep 2022
    StatusCostOriginal date
    Status · Original datePoland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed two contracts to buy 48 FA-50 light attack aircraft from South Korea, with the first 12 jets to be delivered next year and a further 36 aircraft in the years 2025 to 2028.
    CostA spokesperson for the Armament Agency of the Polish ministry, Lt. Col. Krzysztof Płatek, wrote on Twitter that the two FA-50 contracts are worth a total of $3 billion.
  2. [2]Samoloty FA-50 ↗
    Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (gov.pl)
    StageAnnouncedInvestor
    StageDostawa pierwszych 12 samolotów FA-50 Block 10 została zrealizowana w II połowie 2023 r.
    Announced27 lipca 2022 r. w Warszawie wicepremier Mariusz Błaszczak zatwierdził umowę ramową związaną z pozyskaniem z Korei Południowej samolotów FA-50.
    InvestorStroną polską jest, reprezentująca Skarb Państwa, Agencja Uzbrojenia
  3. [3]Polska kupiła lekkie myśliwce z Korei. Umowy podpisane ↗
    Defence2416 Sep 2022
  4. [4]Production of FA-50PL Light Fighters for Poland Delayed by at Least Two Years ↗
    Militarnyi
    Construction startCurrent date
    Construction startOn January 9, 2026, the Polish Armaments Agency and Korea Aerospace Industries signed an addendum to the original September 2022 contract
    Current dateAccording to the updated plan, the first FA-50PL is now expected in mid-2027, with all 36 aircraft due to be delivered by early 2029.