Aircraft
Poland to Receive C-130Hs, Announces F-35 Base
The second-hand Hercules airlifters will double the Polish air force’s tactical transport capacity.
Poland’s existing five C-130Es have been used for a number of humanitarian missions, including supply flights to Lebanon. (Photo: Polish MOD)
Poland’s existing five C-130Es have been used for a number of humanitarian missions, including supply flights to Lebanon. (Photo: Polish MOD)

Poland’s Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, announced that the country’s air force will receive five Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules turboprops. They are former U.S. Air Force (USAF) aircraft currently held in storage and are being acquired under the Excess Defense Articles scheme. The government-to-government deal was signed on April 13 and follows a letter of request that was submitted by Poland in September 2019.