On April 1, the US Department of Defense agreed to sell 24 F-22 Raptor fighters to Poland for a symbolic fee of one dollar.

This is reported by Defence24.

Yes, the United States will deliver to Poland fighter jets that were prematurely withdrawn from combat operations.

The publication noted that this operation with planes was being prepared for more than a year.

The transfer of the F-22 Raptor to Warsaw, in particular,

should be compensation for the transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine.

"By the end of 2025, Poland may become the second country in the world after the United States to use two types of 5th generation aircraft. In addition to the F-35 aircraft already purchased for the Polish Air Force, the Americans offered to provide Poland with 24 F-22 A Block 20 Raptor

aircraft from a batch of 32 fighters

," the publication's article says.

Despite the fact that Poland will purchase fighter jets from the US for only one dollar, Warsaw will have to pay for the operation itself with the transfer of the machines.

Yes, it will be necessary to pay for the inspection of the Raptor, because the aircraft withdrawn from the USAF were not in combat service, but were used mostly for training. 

In addition, Poland must attract funds for armaments, training of pilots and technical personnel, and preparation of ground infrastructure.

According to the calculations of specialists from the USA, it will take about three years (including pilot training).

All aircraft will be delivered to Poland in 2024-2025.

It should be noted that at the same time the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny is calling on Ukraine's allies to hand over F-16 fighter jets for the army.

At the same time, the Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov assured that Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter jets.

He also called on everyone to remain calm and be patient with certain statements regarding weapons for Ukraine.

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