The Su-22 Service in the Polish Army is simply a closed chapter. This is the consequence of MON's consequence to the MP's interview by Bartosz Kownacki (PiS), who asks to consider whether parts of this kind of aircraft, despite the finite resursus, do not turn into unmanned aircraft. The Ministry of Defence informs that specified a solution is not taken into account and explains why.
Hunting-bomb Su-22M4 are the oldest combat aircraft in the Polish air force. The first device of this kind arrived in the country in 1984, and at the highest of the minute the Polish Army had over 100 specified machines (one-seat Su-22M4 and two-seat school-fighting Su-22UM3K). The last Su-22 users were soldiers 21 Tactical Aviation Base in Swidwinwho are to control to F-35A Lightning II and FA-50PL.
The farewell flight of the 3 Su-22s took place in September. Although the machines have already completed their service, the Polish air force will formally be withdrawn on 31 December 2025. Bartosz Kownacki (Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2015 to 2018) addressed MON in a parliamentary interpelling, claiming that in the age of improvement of all kinds of drones it is essential to analyse whether Su-22 can be modified to service as unmanned aircraft (BSP). The PiS MP pointed out that specified modifications were successfully applied in US Air Force ships: QF-4 Phantom II, QF-16, QF-106 Delta Dart. According to Mr Su-22, after conversion to BSP, they could service as flying/training targets, unmanned reconnaissance platforms, weapons investigating platforms, or as combat mission platforms.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Paweł Bejda responded to the appeal, which made it clear that the government was not planning to usage aircraft Su-22 for further usage in Polish air forces. All units of this kind will be withdrawn at the end of the year in accordance with the order of the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army “because of the improvement of the mark standard of operation and the deficiency of a origin of the acquisition of spare parts and the resulting threat to user safety”. Deputy Minister Bejda noted that the aircraft has not been produced for many years and has been decommissioned in armies of another states. Therefore, the MON does not carry out analyses of the revision of the Su-22 entry into service rules.
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