After the Feteşti tragedy, air missions will be conducted by British forces

All MIGs were immobilized until the end of the investigation, and the F16 superpowers purchased in Portugal are not always operational. The Defense Minister announced Friday that the army would buy five more aircraft

Romania bought 12 F16 aircraft in Portugal to replace the old Russian MIGs at retirement age

]. ] Mihai Fifor, Minister of National Defense: "We intend to buy five other guns of the same type in Portugal to have a full squadron of the army of the United States. air F-16 "

For the next Model F16 squadron, the minister said he had discussions with American, Greek and Israeli partners. And as the Americans have decided that aircraft maintenance will be done in Romania, this will attract other armies.

Mihai Fifor: "Croatia takes the F16 from Israel, Slovakia and 14 most likely aircraft to the United States, so we get aircraft that will keep us at Aerostar Bacau "

And the Aircraft Factory of Craiova will receive an important contract, estimates the Ministerial Fifor, for the modernization of 21 socks IAR of the Air Force. They should become schools for future F16 pilots.

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