The first three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft purchased by Romania from the Kingdom of Norway landed, on Wednesday, at the 86th "Locotenent aviator Gheorghe Mociornita" airbase in Borcea, reports the Ministry of Defence.The acquisition of the new batch of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and the related package of goods and services will ensure the increase of Romania's security by defending the national or NATO airspace, in peacetime and in crisis situations, through the Permanent Combat Service - Air Police (SLP-PA), under the command of NATO, shows the same source.Brigadier General Valeriu Rosu, the deputy head of the Department for the relationship with the Parliament and the quality of life of the personnel, appreciated that this completion of the endowment of the Romanian Air Force with the second and third squadrons of F-16 aircraft will further strengthen international partnerships, "becoming a model of collaboration and solidarity between the Allies, in a consolidated effort to counter the challenges in our region.""The Norwegian government appreciates the importance of this programme for Romania and remains fully committed to the delivery of all 32 aircraft, together with the necessary support for the development of this capacity in the coming years," said Eivind Vad Petersson, secretary of state with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.According to the Concept for the gradual building of the air defence capability, within the "Multirole Air Force Aircraft" programme, the Government of Romania awarded the Government of the Kingdom of Norway the agreement for the purchase of 32 F-16 aircraft, with initial logistic support and a package of complementary goods and services (from the Government of the United States of America).The aircraft will ensure the fulfillment of the new existing requirements at the NATO level, and later they will be introduced in the modernisation program in the same configuration (M6.X) as the F-16 aircraft from the first squadron, which are already part of the endowment of the Romanian Air Force. This solution ensures the involvement of the national defence industry in the maintenance and modernisation of F-16 aircraft, through the company Aerostar Bacau.Currently, the Romanian Air Force has 17 F-16 aircraft purchased based on the provisions of the Concept for the gradual building of the air defence capability within the programme "Multirole Aircraft of the Air Force."
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Roughly 70% of Romanians are “very” or “moderately” concerned about how AI accesses and uses their data, according to the latest survey conducted by RoCoach in partnership with Novel Research between May and June 2025. Distrust in automated decision-making and the demand for regulation are becoming more pronounced, as Romania rolls out major digitalization projects […]
The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
