Poland F-16 pilot shortage strains rapid military buildup

Poland's rapid military expansion, driven by large equipment purchases, is constrained by a shortage of F-16 pilots, indicating personnel and training capacity lag behind hardware procurement. The gap highlights a structural bottleneck in NATO's eastern flank deterrence posture, though the source is a single agency report and the exact scale of the shortfall is unconfirmed.

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