Apr 18, 2024. Posted by Periscope - Hellas
Three F-16 fighter jets arrived on Wednesday at the military base in Fetești. The fighter aircraft were donated by the Netherlands, and on board were the Minister of Defense, Angel Tîlvăr, and his Dutch counterpart, Kajsa Ollongren.
The three F-16 fighter jets landed today in Fetești, and on
board were also the Dutch Minister of Defense, Kajsa Ollongren, the Romanian
Minister Angel Tîlvăr and General Gheorghiță Vlad, the head of the Romanian
Army.
According to MApN, the F-16 aircraft will be made available
to the European F-16 Training Center and will be used within the programs
dedicated to pilots, for the operation of this type of fighter aircraft.
The Netherlands donated three F-16 planes to Romania for the
Training Center in Fetești, which was inaugurated last year, with
pilots from Romania training here.
The pilots go through three training stages. The first
time the practical one, then they also go to the simulator, there are several
simulators at the Fetești base. After that, they get to fly them.
All the pilots who are preparing during this period will fly
the F-16 planes that Romania already has. We are talking about a squadron
that is already making raids over Romania. Another 32 aircraft are due to
arrive from Norway.
The Netherlands sent the first five F-16 fighter jets to
Romania at the end of November 2023, to be used to train Ukrainian pilots.
Romania Journal