Poland Inks $3.8 Billion Deal to Update F16 Jets in Defense Push

Poland inked a $3.8 billion deal to modernize its existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets to better deter potential Russian aggression.

Under the agreement signed on Wednesday with the US, Poland’s current fleet of 48 of the US-made warplanes will undergo a major upgrade to enhance their interoperability with NATO, according to Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.