Air-Force Romanian Air Force final F-16 delivery

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The final F-16, serial 1615 (ex Portugal 15134), for the Forțele Aeriene ale României (FAR, Romanian Air Force) is planned to be delivered on 25 March 2021. Last month, on 24 February, OGMA delivered this F-16 painted in the Romanian Air Force camouflage to the Portuguese Air Force at Monte Real where final testing would take place and where the Romanian Air Force markings and tailnumber would be applied.

The fighter will depart Monte Real (Portugal) early in the morning towards Aviano air base (Italy), where it will make a short stop before continuing to it’s new home base, Borcea/Fetesti.

The Romanian Air Force ordered the F-16s in two seperate batches. In 2013, Romania signed a contract with Portugal for the delivery of twelve F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons. This batch was delivered between October 2016 and September 2017. In 2019, Romania signed a second contract with Portugal for another five F-16AM fighter aircraft. Two were delivered in August 2020 and another two in October 2020.

With the final F-16 arriving today, the deliveries have been completed and the Romanian Air Force has an inventory of seventeen Fighting Falcons, consisting of fourteen single seat aircraft and three dual seat aircraft. All F-16s are operated by Escadrila 53 Vanatoare Warhawks / Baza 86 Aeriană at Borcea/Fetesti.

Overview of the Romanian Air Force Fighting Falcon fleet:

F-16AM
1601 ex 15121 d/d 04oct16 (M17-1/61-497)
1602 ex 15123 d/d 04oct16 (M17-4/61-534)
1603 ex 15124 d/d 04oct16 (M17-5/61-537)
1604 ex 15125 d/d 04oct16 (M17-6/61-541)
1605 ex 15126 d/d 15dec16 (M17-9/61-575)
1606 ex 15127 d/d 15dec16 (M17-10/61-592)
1607 ex 15128 d/d 29sep17 (M17-12/61-600)
1608 ex 15129 d/d 04oct16 (M17-13/61-610)
1609 ex 15130 d/d 29sep17 (M17-14/61-615)
1613 ex 15122 d/d 30oct20 (M17-2/61-511)
1614 ex 15132 d/d 14aug20 (M17-16/61-626)
1615 ex 15134 d/d planned 25mar21 (M17-18/61-630)
1616 ex 15135 d/d 14aug20 (M17-19/61-633)
1617 ex 15141 d/d 30oct20 (M17-8/61-658)
F-16BM
1610 ex 15137 d/d 04oct16 (M18-1/62-91)
1611 ex 15138 d/d 15dec16 (M18-2/62-117)
1612 ex 15139 d/d 29sep17 (M18-3/62-118)

Romanian Air Force final F-16 delivery

Romanian Air Force final F-16 delivery The final F-16AM, serial 1615 (ex Portugal 15134), for the Forțele Aeriene ale României (FAR, Romanian Air Force) is planned to be delivered ...

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