Portugal wants to sell five other F-16 fighter jets in Romania

The Portuguese continue to modernize their air fleet and announce that they want to sell five more military aircraft to Romania. "As in the previous program, the planes for sale come from the national inventory and will be replaced by other US aircraft and submitted to a mid-life modernization program by the US Army. Portuguese air and the national defense industry "

The Lisbon Ministry of Defense also reported that the previous transaction, whereby Portugal sold several F-16s to Romania, was a success "recognized by all parties",

Romania officially started the process of buying multi-role combat aircraft to replace MiG 21 Lancer aircraft in 2008. Until now , 12 F-16 were purchased for an amount of 628 million euros, of which only nine arrived in Romania and were assigned to the 86th Air Base Feteşti

Romania bought 12 F-16 A / B block 1 of Portugal 5. These planes have undergone a modernization process, at mid-life level, a process of upgrading systems through a $ 600 million contract

F-16 aircraft are not fully operational, because after the endowment, a period of aircraft testing in various conditions and testing and ammunition homogeneity followed, and this last step was only recently started

In addition, throughout this pilot period prepared. With the acquisition and modernization of aircraft in Portugal, Romania has also trained nine pilots who, once returned home, have turned themselves into instructors so that other pilots prepare for the F- 16.

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