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Under the plan, the aircraft are to be overhauled and upgraded by a Polish military plant.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;We are performing analyses whether a purchase of used F-16s would be operationally and economically effective,&#8221; Kownacki told local daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. &#8220;It is certain that we need new fighter jets. Buying F-35s at this stage \u2026 is not economically justified. We will have to make a decision.&#8221;<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polish officials news conference\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000159-bcd6-d4c1-a9d9-bddff9d40000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/27\/0a\/452e99b14321ae6e7dcab8f50f7c\/polish-officials-news-conference.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz, left, said the country may purchase F-16 fighter jets from the United States, at a news conference with Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, center, and Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, right.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: 2nd Lt. Robert Suchy\/Polish Armed Forces via Poland&#8217;s Ministry of Defence<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>The new aircraft are expected to replace Poland\u2019s Sukhoi Su-22 and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets. The value of the acquisition was not disclosed.<br\/><br\/> Macierewicz said that in 2017, the Defence Ministry may also acquire new anti-aircraft and air defense systems, submarines, and helicopters, as well as upgrade the military\u2019s cybersecurity capacities. 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