The 18th edition of AirSHOW Radom, held at Sadków airport and co-organized by the Military Property Agency and Polish armed forces, is one of the country’s largest aviation events. Organizers plan more than 150 aircraft on site, over 100 of them performing in the air.
Two F-16 demonstration teams will fly: Poland’s Tiger Demo Team from the 31st Tactical Air Base in Poznań and Greece’s Demo Team “Zeus.” Aerobatic displays will also come from the Royal Jordanian Falcons and Britain’s RAF Red Arrows on BAE Hawks.
Allied aircraft stationed in Poland will join the lineup, including JAS 39 Gripens and Rafales, alongside multirole Eurofighter Typhoons flown by several European nations, among them Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain. Organizers said three Typhoons from different countries will appear simultaneously.
Historic types will share the stage, notably the F-4 Phantom, a Cold War mainstay still flying with a handful of operators. Poland’s own legacy jets—the Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-22—will also display.
This year’s show serves as a symbolic farewell to the Su-22, in service for more than four decades and now being retired and replaced by newer aircraft such as the F-35.
A simulated ground-attack by the Su-22 is planned, with Sunday support from MiG-29 and FA-50 jets. The Su-22 will also feature in the static area with its pilots and ground crew.
The static exhibition will include F-16s, FA-50s, M-346 “Bielik” trainers, MiG-29s and Su-22s, as well as larger transports—the government’s Boeing 737, C-130 Hercules and C-295 Casa—and helicopters including the AW101, AW149, S-70i Black Hawk, W-3 Sokół, Mi-24 and Mi-17.
A night drone show will deploy a swarm of 700 drones forming light figures over 220 meters wide, with 3D animation effects, choreographed lighting and a dedicated soundtrack, briefly tracing the history of Polish aviation.
The Phoenix Paramotor Display Team will add a moto-paragliding act using advanced LED lighting and synchronized pyrotechnics, with more than 15,000 charges activated during the routine.
This year’s AirSHOW marks the 100th anniversary of the Polish Air Force University. The show, typically held every two years, last ran in 2023, drawing more than 175,000 spectators.
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Source: PAP