Poland Invites Lockheed, BAE, Alenia To Bid For Jet Trainers

Poland has invited Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Alenia Aermacchi to bid in an upcoming Polish Air Force advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft competition.
Under the plan, the Polish ministry will place an order for eight jet trainers and related infrastructure and equipment with an option for an additional four aircraft. The new jet trainers are intended to replace Poland’s TS-11 Iskra aircraft built by Sikorsky’s local subsidiary PZL Mielec.
In 2011, the ministry canceled its first tender for the aircraft after BAE Systems withdrew its Hawk advanced jet trainer from the contest. Four bidders were left competing for the Polish contract: Alenia Aermacchi, Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin, Czech Republic’s Aero Vodochody, and Finland’s Patria.
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Polonia busca un avión de entrenamiento aéreo avanzado/Poland Seeks Advanced Jet Trainers

(Fotografía del TS-11, el avión a sustituir)

Polonia busca un avión de entrenamiento avanzado (16 unidades), para sustituir su flota de anticuados 100 PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra, que iban a ser dados de baja en 2009, pero aún en servicio. El nuevo avión no entrará en servicio antes de 2013.
Actualmente gran parte del entrenamiento de los pilotos polacos, se lleva a cabo en Estados Unidos, en entrenadores T-38 y en F-16, bajo un contrato que expira en 2015.
La Fuerza Aérea Polaca, utiliza 35 MiG-29 de caza, que estarán en servicio has 2025, y 48 F-16 C/D Block 52 comprados a partir de 2003. Otros 45 Sukhoi SU-22M de ataque, se retirarán en 2016.
Los futuros entrenadores, podrían ser el Alenia M-346m, el BAE Hawk, o el KAI T-50. (leer más)
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Poland is looking for 16 Lead-in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) aircraft to replace its aged fleet of over 100 PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra trainer jets. The Iskras were initially going to be retired by 2009, but in June 2010, Poland’s Ministry of Defense said that a tender was still a few months away. The new trainer jets aren’t expected until at least 2013.
Right now, Polish pilots mostly train in the USA on supersonic T-38 Talons and USAF F-16s, but that contract expires in 2015.
Poland’s air force flies 35 upgraded Russian MiG-29 fighters, which are expected to remain in service until 2025, and 48 F-16 C/D Block 52 fighters, which were purchased in 2003. Another 45 Sukhoi SU-22M strike aircraft are scheduled for retirement in 2016
The competitors could be Alenia M-346m, BAE Hawk, KAI T-50, (read more)