{"id":5674,"date":"2022-03-09T21:49:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/09\/pentagon-rejects-polands-offer-to-transfer-fighter-fleet-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:08:01","slug":"pentagon-rejects-polands-offer-to-transfer-fighter-fleet-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/03\/09\/pentagon-rejects-polands-offer-to-transfer-fighter-fleet-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon rejects Poland\u2019s offer to transfer fighter fleet for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated with a statement by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Polish minister of defense on Wednesday that the U.S. is not interested in participating in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/03\/08\/us-can-transfer-polands-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-polish-foreign-minister-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">plan to transfer its fight jets to the U.S.<\/a>, who would them give them to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polish government announced Tuesday that it was prepared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/09\/sirens-in-ukraines-capital-as-civilians-try-to-flee-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\">immediately transfer its MiG-29s<\/a> to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The Pentagon responded that the proposal did not appear tenable, and after Austin\u2019s call, DoD announced it would not play a role in such a transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSecretary Austin thanked the minister for Poland\u2019s willingness to continue to look for ways to assist Ukraine, but he stressed that we do not support the transfer of additional fighter aircraft to the Ukrainian air force at this time, and therefore have no desire to see them in our custody, either,\u201d Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. intelligence community\u2019s opinion figured into the decision, Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the U.S. and others have sent military aid to Ukraine, fighter jets \u201cmay be mistaken as escalatory,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cThat could result in significant Russian reaction that might increase the prospects of a military escalation with NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/09\/two-army-patriot-missile-batteries-dispatched-to-poland\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4449281.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Two Army Patriot missile batteries dispatched to Poland<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. European Command said the Patriots would \u201cproactively\u201d counter \u201cany potential threat\u201d to U.S. and NATO forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Pentagon\u2019s point of view, anti-air and anti-armor missiles are doing a good job of slowing Russia\u2019s assault on Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe the best way to support Ukrainian defense is by providing them the weapons and the systems that they need most to defeat Russian aggression, in particular, anti-armor &#8230; and we know that they are being used with great effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, Kirby added, it\u2019s the Pentagon\u2019s assessment that given Russia\u2019s widespread anti-aircraft capabilities, adding fighter jets to Ukraine\u2019s inventory will have little payoff for the high risk involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his country under increasing aerial bombardment, including an airstrike on a maternity hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-entertainment-media-social-media-896ac1afc240fdf349c0d4c96d5e2afc\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> issued yet another plea to politicians around the world, including House Speaker Rep. 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