Romania in advanced talks to buy 36 F-16s from U.S.

Romania’s Defense Minister Mihai Fifor diclosed on Sept. 27 that his country is in advanced talks to buy another 36 F-16s from the United States.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton

“We are under advanced discussions to buy another 36 such aircraft, from the United States, not from Portugal. We have sent the necessary documents to see the purchasing price. We are at the beginning of this negotiation and we hope we will be able to buy another 36 warplanes,” Fifor was quoted as saying.