U.S. Approves Norwegian F-16 Sale To Romania

A U.S. Air Force F-16 in Ukraine in 2011.

Credit: U.S. National Guard
Norway has formally sold 32 surplus F-16A/B combat aircraft to Romania after securing approval from U.S. authorities. The OK comes 18 months after Bucharest first proposed buying the aircraft to strengthen its existing F-16 fleet, which was purchased second hand from Portugal. The sale, Norway’s...
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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