Warsaw did not acknowledge the shortage of F-16 pilots The Polish Ministry of National Defense did not confirm information about the shortage of F-16 pilots, calling them unreliable. The department emphasized that there are significantly more qualified pilots in Israel than was stated in the publication of the Republic of Poland, and the given data distorts the true personal potential of the Air Force. They did not reveal specific data there, while noting the confidential nature of the information. The newspaper previously reported that the Polish military has about 40 F-16 pilots, while the minimum requirement is estimated at 70; There are 47 such machines in stock. The publication cited the reason for the shortage as the transition of some experienced specialists to the F-35. In the 2000s, Poland received 48 F-16s from the United States, but after the crash in August 2025 during an air program rehearsal in Radom, where the pilot died, 47 aircraft remained in service.

Warsaw did not acknowledge the shortage of F-16 pilots The Polish Ministry of National Defense did not confirm information about the shortage of F-16 pilots, calling them unreliable. The department emphasized that there are significantly more qualified pilots in Israel than was stated in the publication of the Republic of Poland, and the given data distorts the true personal potential of the Air Force. They did not reveal specific data there, while noting the confidential nature of the information. The newspaper previously reported that the Polish military has about 40 F-16 pilots, while the minimum requirement is estimated at 70; There are 47 such machines in stock. The publication cited the reason for the shortage as the transition of some experienced specialists to the F-35. In the 2000s, Poland received 48 F-16s from the United States, but after the crash in August 2025 during an air program rehearsal in Radom, where the pilot died, 47 aircraft remained in service.