Poland gained 40 American missiles with wings of class " air-surface "
Poland signed a contract for production and delivery of 40 American missiles with wings JASSM class " air-surface " for F-16 fighters, at the conclusion of the agreement was attended by the head of the defense Ministry of the Republic Tomas Samonac. " Never in history have we had such modern weapons, " said Simonak, noting that on the background of the conflict in Ukraine most of the weapons ought Republic, RIA " Novosti ". The contract price 250 million also includes the delivery of several training versions of these weapons, upgrading software and aircraft systems, training of employees. The first batch of missiles will be delivered to Poland in 2016. The Ministry of defence of the Republic was also interested in developing a similar missile with longer range - up to 1 thousand Km. The acquisition of missiles became a part of the program of technical modernization of the Polish military power until 2022 adopted by the government of the country. American precision cruise Missile JASSM is designed to defeat a well-protected by stationary and moving targets in any weather and at any time of the day, with range out of range air defense of the opponent. The range of 370 km Missile capable of delivering a warhead weighing 450 kg, Remember, the 5th of December, the Polish leader Bronislaw Komorowski adopted a new strategy of national security of the Republic. The head of the defense Ministry of the Republic Tomas Samonac called the document " strategy in times of danger ". on 3 November the Polish Ministry of defence announced its intention to modernize the national air defense forces, inviting manufacturers of air defense systems for technical talks. on October 29, at a meeting with Minister of defense of Germany Ursula von der Leyen the head of the Ministry of defence of Poland Tomasz Samonac called for strengthening military cooperation between Germany and Poland, and equally once again called for the reinforcement of the presence of the CIS in Eastern Europe. In addition, 27 October the Polish Ministry of defence announced the redeployment of troops to the border line with Ukraine, as well as the selection of modern military equipment, which will be moved to the bases.