F-16

Romania’s Minister of Defence, Angel Tilvar, on Tuesday signed the letter of intent with the Netherlands and the US company Lockheed Martin on setting up the F-16 training center for Ukrainian pilots in Romania. According to the Romanian Defence Ministry, the Dutch Royal Forces will deploy several F-16 jet fighters to the 86 Airbase in Romania while Lockheed Martin, which produces this aircraft, will ensure the technical support consisting of flight instructors and engineers. By setting up this centre, Romania joins the other NATO allies in the process of training the Ukrainian pilots allowing them to use these planes in the future. Minister Tilvar is presently in Toledo, Spain, to attend the informal meeting of the EU defence ministers.