F 16 Romania
Romanian ministry of defence decided to buy another five f 16 fighting aircraft.
F 16 romania. The five f 16 fighter jets that portugal will sell to romania in a deal officialized monday will be modernized and updated at the monte real air base according to a source from the ministry of defense. The first six f 16 fighting falcons that bear the tricolor roundel of the romanian air force will be officially taken over from portugal tomorrow romanian national defense minister mihnea motoc wrote on facebook. Both governments negotiated the deal and in january of 2020 a deal was signed for a total of 5 airframes albeit all of them being a models to complement the existing fleet to a total of 17 airframes. October 14 2013 by lieven dewitte romania has completed the purchase of 12 f 16am bm fighting falcons from portugal to replace part of its fleet of russian built mig 21 lancer fighter aircraft and thus bring its air force up to nato standards.
The romanian minister of defense mihai fifor announced that the country will buy five more of these jets from portugal. Although i hesitate to use big words when i speak of acquisitions be them major i must say that tomorrow will be a truly historical day for romania and its army. In total romania will have seventeen aircraft of this kind. F 16 fighting falcon news romania buys portuguese f 16s to replace lancers.
The first six fighters have entered service with the romanian air force in october 2016 while another three have been delivered in december. Romania has signed a contract in 2013 with portugal for 12 f 16 a b block 15 mlu fighters. Four romanian air force f 16 aircraft integrate with a b 52h stratofortress assigned to the 5th bomb wing at minot air force base north dakota over romania during a bomber task force europe. The portuguese government has already sold 12 f 16 fighter jets to romania over the last few years in a deal that has already given the portuguese government 189m in profit.
The f 16 fighting falcons are part of a batch of 12 units supplied by portuguese air force to romania a staunch washington ally and nato member since 2004 and a participant in military. Ultimately american f 16 jets are to fully replace obsolete mig 21. Defense minister fifor revealed that both governments were discussing over the last few months.