Romanian Air Force F 16

Romania s military air fleet had been comprised of fewer than 50 refurbished mig 21 soviet fighter jets and other outdated fighting planes.

Romanian air force f 16. A romanian air force f 16 fighting falcon fly s over head during an air show at campia turzii romania july 29 2017. The last aircraft is expected to be delivered next year. The romanian air force has signed an agreement with the portuguese government for the acquisition of 12 second hand lockheed martin built f 16 fighting falcon mid life upgrade mlu aircraft. Two romanian f 16 fighting falcons which have just been approved for upgrades by the u s.

F 16 airforces main menu. The romanian air force also operates c 130 hercules c 27j spartan an 26s transport planes and iar 330 puma helicopters. Romanian air force far. In 2019 a rumor came through that romania was to acquire another batch of second hand f 16 s from portugal.

F 16b block 15h 18 jul 1983 act details. Air force kc 135r stratotanker above bucharest romania in 2018. Once all aircraft are in the country. The acquisition which follows comprehensive technical and financial negotiations has also been approved by the us congress according to a portuguese ministry of defence s mod statement.

The first six of 12 f 16 fighter planes bought by the romanian air force from the portuguese government were handed over on wednesday in a ceremony headed by the defense ministers of both nations. State department fly below a u s. The romanian air force modernized 110 mig 21 lancers in cooperation with israel between 1993 and 2002. F 16 aircraft database romanian air force f 16s back to f 16 aircraft database menu missing photos hall of fame found 17 aircraft displaying 1 15 sorted by usaf fy n aircraft t v local s n af unit version date status details.

The 130 million deal includes in addition to the f 16 fighters technical conversion to romanian specifications and the work of the portuguese air force in romania for information transmission and maintenance. A total of 17 airframes 14 a models and 3 b models were acquired second hand from portugal in 2016 and 2020. All 17 jets will be getting the m6xr. Today 48 of these mig 21 lancers are operational.

The air show featured florida and louisiana air national guard f 15 eagles romanian mig 21 jet aircraft iar 330 helicopters f 16 fighting falcons tanks and humvee s. This is the third and fourth aircraft from a batch of five jets bought from portugal.