Romania decided to buy 32 second-hand F-16 fighters from Norway

Xinhua News Agency, Broast, June 16th. The Romanian government decided to purchase 32 second-hand F-16 fighters from Norway on the 16th to replace the MiG fighter aircraft that served in the event.

After the government passed a relevant bill on the day of the government, the Ministry of Defense issued a bulletin that these batch of second-hand fighters from Norway will be delivered after renovation and transformation, which can ensure at least 10 years of service, so that the Luo Air Force achieved the 5th-generation fighter F-35The smooth transition.The communiqué said that the total purchase was about 454 million euros, including the purchase of logistics support equipment and training services.

At present, the Romanian Air Force has 17 second-hand F-16 fighters purchased from Portugal. These fighters have been performing national defense and NATO tasks since 2016 with about 20 MiG-21 "Gun Cavalry" fighters.

Romania joined NATO in 2004.President Luo Johnnis announced in March this year that Luo will increase the proportion of national defense budgets from 2%to 2.5%.

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