theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Di 11. Apr 2023, 17:09
Der Nationale Verteidigungsrat hat heute offiziell den Kauf der F-35A für die rumänische Luftwaffe beschlossen:
Request for F-35 Buy Submitted to Romanian Parliament
The Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) has submitted to parliament a request for approval to purchase an initial 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, local news channel Antena 3 CNN reported on 9 August 2023.
This initial package, which would equip two squadrons, is worth USD 6.5 Bn (EUR 5.9 Bn) and would include engines, logistic support, training services, flight simulators, air-to-air munitions and air-to-ground munitions, according to the request. It would be followed by the subsequent purchase of 16 more F-35s to equip a third squadron.
Tîlvăr said that Romania would receive its first F-35s in 2032 as long as the US Foreign Military Sales process sees the acquisition approved in 2024, adding that the F-35 programme will be discussed in the Romanian parliament this autumn with a view to finalising the deal next year.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Mo 14. Dez 2020, 20:31Elbit Systems Awarded $27 Million Contract to Upgrade Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 Aircraft
New Soim Jet Trainer Ready For Flight Testing In Romania
Romanian airframer Avioane Craiova SA is getting ready to begin flight testing of an upgraded version of the IAR-99 Soim jet trainer.
The IAR-99SM (Standard Modernizat) has been developed with a modernized avionics suite to help train pilots to fly Romania’s new fleet of secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s, as well as perform low-speed air interception missions for national air policing.
Details of a rollout ceremony for the new aircraft held Dec. 22 were revealed by Romanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan Radu Oprea, who said Romanian industry was “demonstrating in a real way the ability to respond to the supply needs of the Romanian army.”
Ten of the Romanian Air Force’s fleet of IAR-99s will be upgraded to the IAR-99SM standard, according to a contract signed in May 2020. But the program is significantly behind schedule. Oprea notes that the upgrade project “has been stalled for almost three years.”
Romania’s Ministry of Economy is the main shareholder in Avioane Craiova SA.
The type entered service in 1987. But unlike the Czech-built platform, the IAR-99 failed to achieve any export success, and only 20 entered Romanian Air Force service.
