{"id":6878554,"date":"2026-07-23T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/first-polish-f-35-husarz-built-cameri-italy-first-flight-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:18:41","slug":"first-polish-f-35-husarz-built-cameri-italy-first-flight-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/first-polish-f-35-husarz-built-cameri-italy-first-flight-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland&rsquo;s First Home-Built F-35 Takes to the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Poland&rsquo;s stealth fighter has, until now, been an American export &mdash; built in Fort Worth, Texas, and flown across the Atlantic. This week that changed. The first Polish <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35A<\/a> assembled in Europe, at Leonardo&rsquo;s final-assembly line in Cameri, Italy, lifted off on its first functional test flight. Tail number 3517 is the first of sixteen Polish jets that will be built on European soil rather than in Texas.<\/p><p>It is a quiet milestone with loud implications. Cameri is one of only two F-35 Final Assembly and Check-Out sites outside the United States, and the only one in Europe. That a Polish &ldquo;Husarz&rdquo; &mdash; named for the winged Hussars, the heavy cavalry of the old Commonwealth &mdash; now rolls off an Italian line is a small emblem of Europe building its own fifth-generation air power.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin:24px 0\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5C91FF;margin-bottom:10px\">Quick Facts<\/div><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;width:100%\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Aircraft<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Lockheed Martin F-35A &ldquo;Husarz&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Operator<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Polish Air Force<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Order<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">32 jets, ~USD 4.6 billion (2020)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Assembled at<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Cameri, Italy (16) + Fort Worth (16)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Milestone<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">First Cameri-built Polish F-35 flies (tail 3517)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Date<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">22 July 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">In Poland<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">First 3 arrived May 2026; 14 expected by year-end<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">From Texas to Cameri<\/h2><p>Poland ordered 32 F-35As in January 2020 for roughly USD 4.6 billion under its &ldquo;Harpia&rdquo; programme, to replace the Soviet-era <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29<\/a> and Su-22 still in service. The first three jets, built in the United States, touched down at &#321;ask Air Base on 22 May 2026 and were formally welcomed into service in June. Fourteen are expected in Poland by the end of the year, with the fleet split between &#321;ask and &#346;widwin.<\/p><p>Half of the order, though, is Italian-built. The Cameri facility &mdash; owned by the Italian defence ministry, operated by Leonardo alongside Lockheed Martin &mdash; assembles around fifteen aircraft a year and doubles as Europe&rsquo;s F-35 maintenance and upgrade hub. Tail 3517&rsquo;s first flight is the proof that a Polish jet can be born there.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_QQ5fTz1vYI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1195217426  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/f-35a-cameri-faco-assembled-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cameri-assembled F-35A Lightning II\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A assembled at the Cameri FACO in Italy, the line now building Poland\u2019s jets. Photo: U.S. Navy (public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Fifth-generation on the eastern flank<\/h2><p>The strategic point is hard to miss. Poland is assembling the most capable fighters in the Western inventory a short flight from Kaliningrad and Belarus, and doing so through a European production chain. Polish pilots and technicians have been training at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas, with the first cadre of F-16 aviators becoming the instructors for what follows.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;These are the first fifth-generation fighters on NATO&rsquo;s eastern flank. For Poland, this is not just new equipment, but entry into the top league of global air forces.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>W&#322;adys&#322;aw Kosiniak-Kamysz<\/strong> &mdash; Deputy PM & Defence Minister, Poland<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Deliveries are due to run into the early 2030s. When they are complete, Poland will field one of the largest F-35 fleets in Europe &mdash; a good share of it wearing the Hussar&rsquo;s wings and stamped, quietly, &ldquo;made in Italy.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;The Cameri line is one of only two F-35 final-assembly sites outside the United States, and the sole European hub for building and sustaining the jet.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Leonardo \/ Cameri FACO<\/strong> &mdash; On the European assembly line<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:28px\">Sources: The Aviationist; Coccarde Tricolori; Notes From Poland; Euronews; Leonardo; f35.com (July 2026).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/canada-f-35-joint-strike-missile-kongsberg-2026\/\">Ottawa Arms Its F-35s With a Norwegian Missile<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/f-16cj-wild-weasels-f-35-redeploy-middle-east-iran-2026\/\">The Wild Weasels Barely Unpacked<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/canada-gcap-observer-sixth-gen-fighter-2026\/\">Canada Gets a Front-Row Seat to GCAP<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland&rsquo;s stealth fighter has, until now, been an American export &mdash; built in Fort Worth, Texas, and flown across the Atlantic. This week that changed. The first Polish F-35A assembled in Europe, at Leonardo&rsquo;s final-assembly line in Cameri, Italy, lifted off on its first functional test flight. Tail number 3517 is the first of sixteen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":6878477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6878554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poland\u2019s First Home-Built F-35 Husarz Flies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first Polish F-35 assembled at Cameri, Italy makes its first flight. 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