The largest air shows in Poland will be held in Radom in the last weekend of August. Deputy Minister of National Defence Paweł Bejda encouraged full families to go to the air festival during the briefing.
"This is an extraordinary event that concerns the Polish Army, its history, equipment of the Polish Army. It is worth showing the full society how the Polish army is modernized" - said Bejda. Radom AirShow is the largest event of its kind in Poland and 1 of the leading in Europe.
Record attendance and future plans
During the erstwhile edition in 2023, two-day shows watched a full of 170 000 people. The event takes place all 2 years, but the ministry is considering additional events.
"I'm not hiding that there was an thought to make a small AirShow in Grace. Last year, unfortunately, it did not work out for reasons of our safety-related independence" - explained the Deputy Minister. He added that the plans were to organize shows for a change - in Radom and in Grace.
International teams and farewell legend
General Commander Gen. Marek Sokołowski reported that the invitation to the shows was accepted by 20 states. The main attraction will be the best planet acrobatics squad Red Arrows.
"We will host the world's best acrobatics band - Red Arrows". There will be something to look at - the forecast is dynamic, 1 of the more complicated sky shows" - announced the general. There will besides be a symbolic farewell of the legendary Su-22, which for more than 40 years was the pride of Polish aviation.
Spectacular shows and modern equipment
Director of shows Gen. Brig. Pil. Waldemar Gołębiowski announced a peculiar farewell show Su-22. "It will be a peculiar show involving this device combined with elements of pyrotechnics, both on the ground and in the air" - he said.
The dynamic shows will feature acrobatics teams from Greece (F-16 Demo squad "ZEUS"), Jordan (Royal Jordanian Falcons), and Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab JAS 39 Gripen and Rafale aircraft. A spectacular novelty will be the night show featuring 700 drones.
Static exhibition and military equipment
The static exhibition will feature F-16, FA-50, Su-22, MiG-29, M-34 and B-737, C-130 and C-295 transport aircraft. AW-101, AW-149, S-70i, W-3, Mi-24 and Mi-17 helicopters will besides be presented.
Visitors will besides see the equipment of the Land Army, including M1A1 Abrams tanks, KTO Rosomak WEM transporters, HOMAR-A/HIMARS launchers and BAOBAB-K miner vehicle. The shows will last 12 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday.
Organisation and preparation of the city
The president of the Military Property Agency Marcin Horyń, the main organizer of the shows, assured of the advanced quality event. "We have contracted the best pilots and civilian crews to supply the viewers with a spectacular and unforgettable spectacle" - he stressed.
The sale of tickets for Saturday is slow coming to an end, but there are inactive available tickets for Sunday. president Radom Radosław Witkowski assured about the city's infrastructure preparations.
"Urban water pipelines will safe drinking water and sanitation during shows. There will be 5 distribution points" - announced Witkowski. The Municipal Services Department will supply 10 parking lots for about 7,000 vehicles, and public transport buses will run all fewer minutes.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
