Minister of National Defense Gabriel Les said in an interview with AGERPRES that the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of Squadron 53, Fetesti Air Base 86, will start Air Police missions under national command on Thursday.
He referred to the program of endowment of the Army with fighter jets, pointing out that the needs are much higher and that Romania is currently in the first stage of this process.
“Our endowment programs provide and have all the approvals, including the CSAT [the Supreme Council for National Defence, ed.n.], for yet another set of 48 F16 planes that must endow the Romanian Armed Forces, …read more
Source: Agerpres