State Department approves $4.6B F-35 deal with Poland

The State Department today approved the sale of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the Polish government -- a deal worth $4.6 billion.

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blasczak signed the foreign military sales contract during a ceremony today. Last September, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency pegged the deal at $6.5 billion.

F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin said in a statement the company "is honored by the Polish government’s decision to procure the F-35A."

Poland is the 14th country to join the F-35 program. The JSF will replace the country's legacy MiG-29 and Su-22 fleets.