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# Poland signs USD 3.8 billion F-16V upgrade deal with Lockheed Martin
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-13-poland-f16-modernisation-lockheed-martin/
- Published: 2025-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:44.000Z
- Description: Poland signed a USD 3.8 billion agreement with Lockheed Martin to upgrade 48 F-16 jets to the F-16V standard, with work largely done at Poland's Military Aviation Works No. 2 and aircraft returning to service between 2030 and 2038.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Defense News, 14 August 2025](https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/08/14/poland-awards-38-billion-f-16-modernization-deal-to-us/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish the share of the contract value actually paid to Polish industry versus Lockheed Martin.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)