The Romanian MoD announced that the final agreement for acquisition of an additional
five Portuguese F-16 multirole fighter jets could be reached by year end.
The head of the
Romanian MoD, Gabriel Leș, confirmed that his department sent to Portugal all
necessary acquisition documentation in order for Portuguese authorities to
approve the future transaction. According to minister Leș, a final agreement
could be reached imminently and contract signing is expected to be before the end of
2019.
Additional fighter
jets will complement the Romanian Air Force inventory with its dozen of currently operated
F-16 Block 15 MLU fighters (nine F-16AM