Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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ROMANIA
New
fighter program cut-back?
Due to budgetary constraints, the Romanian Air Force is likely to have to reduce the number of new
fighters it selects this year from the previous 48 to 24 aircraft. The new
fighters are to start replacing the Air Force’s MiG-21 Lancers from 2011 or
2012.
Earlier
this year, the Romanian Ministry of Defence received responses to its Request
for Information (RfI) on 48 new fighters from: Boeing
(F/A-18E/F Super Hornet); Dassault
Aviation (Rafale); Eurofighter (Typhoon);
Lockheed Martin (F-16C/D); and Saab
(JAS-39 Gripen C/D). ©
DAPSS S.A., 2008, Switzerland