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F-35A base infrastructure at Świdwin (21st Tactical Air Base)

under constructionstage: construction
2.5 bn PLN
estimate · data from Apr 2025net or gross: not recorded≈ 2.5 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: Ministry of National Defence (MON) budget

A comprehensive reconstruction of the 21st Tactical Air Base at Świdwin (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship), preparing the airfield to host a squadron of 5th-generation F-35A fighters. The scope includes modernization of the runway and taxiways, aircraft parking aprons, the construction of hangars, QRA infrastructure (quick reaction alert crew building), and accompanying facilities. According to Polska Zbrojna, the general overhaul of the base – which also serves an FA-50PL squadron and a search-and-rescue group – is expected to cost approximately PLN 2.5 billion. Most of the facilities are to be commissioned from spring to autumn 2026. This record covers only the base infrastructure, not the purchase of the F-35 aircraft themselves.

How it went

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Timeline

  1. Current date2026

Change history

  • 8 Oct 2024status: in progressSigning of the contract for construction of QRA infrastructure for the F-35; construction work at the airfield underway.
  • 8 Oct 2024stage: construction

Significance

The modernization gives Polish aviation a second base – alongside Łask – capable of receiving F-35A fighters, strengthening air defense on the north-western axis. The investment is one of the largest airfield infrastructure expansion programs of the Polish Armed Forces, engaging numerous contractors (including PORR, Erbud, Mirbud) on behalf of AMW Sinevia.

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  1. [1]Nie tylko Lockheed Martin zarobi na F-35 dla Polski. Firmy budowlane zacierają ręce ↗archived ✓
    WNP.pl7 Mar 2025
    Investor
    InvestorKiedy podpisywano umowę, MON podał, że przeprowadzone analizy w zakresie niezbędnych inwestycji w wytypowanych bazach wykazały
  2. [2]Duże lotniska, duże pieniądze ↗archived ✓
    Polska Zbrojna8 Apr 2025
    CostStatusStageCurrent date
    Costtrwający już generalny remont 21 Bazy Lotnictwa Taktycznego będzie kosztował około 2,5 mld złotych.
    Status · StageFirmy budowlane modernizują obecnie drogę startową, drogi kołowania, płaszczyzny postoju statków powietrznych, rozbudowują system oświetleniowy, hangary.
    Current dateGros obiektów ma być oddawane do użytku od wiosny do jesieni 2026 roku
  3. [3]Zachodniopomorskie. Rusza budowa hangarów dla myśliwców F-35 ↗archived ✓
    Urbanity.plOct 2024
    Stage historyStatus history
    Stage history · Status historyW dniu 8 października zawarta została umowa dotycząca budowy infrastruktury QRA dla F-35 na lotnisku w Świdwinie
    LocationZachodniopomorskie. Rusza budowa hangarów dla myśliwców F-35
  4. [4]Budowa hangarów dla F-35 w Świdwinie: harmonogram i szczegóły ↗archived ✓
    Biznes Wprost