Polish Air Force

Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Polish Air Force's Eagle
Active	1918 - present
Country	Poland
Branch	Polish Armed Forces
Size	26,126 personnel 320 aircraft
Part of	Polish Armed Forces
Commanders
Commander	Gen. Broni Lech Majewski
Chief of Staff	Gen. Bryg. Sławomir Kałuziński
Insignia
Air Force Checkerboard
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-22
Fighter	F-16 Jastrząb, MiG-29
Helicopter	Mi-8, Mi-17, PZL W-3, PZL SW-4, Bell 412
Reconnaissance	PZL M-28
Trainer	PZL-130, TS-11
Transport	C-130, C-295, An-28,

Current Aircraft

The Polish Air Force operates 314 aircraft, including 129 combat aircraft, 34 transport aircraft, 82 trainer aircraft and 69 helicopters.

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
Combat Aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-16 Jastrząb		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F16C bl 52+ F16D bl 52+	36 12
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29		Soviet Union Czech Republic Germany	Fighter Aircraft	MiG-29A MiG-29UB	28 8
Sukhoi Su-22		Soviet Union	Attack Aircraft	Su-22M-4K Su-22UM-3K	38 7
Transport Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154		Soviet Union	VIP Transport		1	1 in service, 1 crashed near Smolensk, Russia
Yakovlev Yak-40		Soviet Union	VIP Transport		3	Soon to be retired.
PZL M28B Bryza		Poland	Utility Transport	Bryza TD/Bryza PT	17	10 more on order
CASA C-295M		Spain	Tactical Transport	C-295M	11	1 more on order to replace the Antonov An-26, 1 crashed on January 24th, 2008
C-130 Hercules		United States	Tactical Transport	C-130E	2	3 more on order, the deliveries will be completed in 2010
Trainer Aircraft
PZL TS-11 Iskra		Poland	Trainer Aircraft		54	to be retired in 2011, replaced with 16 new lead-in fighter trainers
PZL-130 Orlik		Poland	Trainer Aircraft		28
Helicopters
Bell 412		United States	VIP Helicopter	412HP	1
Mil Mi-8		Soviet Union	Utility/Rescue Helicopter	Mi-8T/Mi-8P/Mi-8RL	10
PZL Mi-2		Poland	Light Transport Helicopter	Mi-2/Mi-2RL	54
PZL W-3 Sokół		Poland	Light Transport Helicopter	W-3WA/W-3RL/W-3R/W-3T/W-3A	18
PZL SW-4 Puszczyk		Poland	Light Transport Helicopter		24