Romania To Spend $6.5B On F-35s To Replace F-16s

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Romania plans to spend $6.5 billion buying 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for its future fighter needs, according to draft documentation issued by the country’s defense ministry. The legislation will enable Bucharest to begin acquisitions of a first batch of F-35s and an initial...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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