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Romania to purchase 12 Portuguese F-16 aircraft

Bucharest, Romania - The fighters will replace part of the fleet of MiG-21s of the East-European country

On Monday 22 April 2013 Romanian Minister for Defense Mircea Dusa declared that the East-European country will purchase 12 F-16 aircraft which have so far been operated by Portugal in order to replace part of the fleet of MiG-21 Lancer fighters: the minister discussed the operations during the past week with his Lisbon's counterpart Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco. "By the end of May, we will probably...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151621
Rome, Italy, 04/22/2013 14:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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