Norway To Retire F-16 Fleet By End Of 2021

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Norway To Retire F-16 Fleet By End Of 2021

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:51 pm

Twelve of Norway's F-16s will be sold to Draken International.
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/n ... -to-draken
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 6:56 pm

The Transfer Of Authority of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to the F-35 ended the F-16's mission after 42 years. On Jan. 6, 2022, the Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II officially took over the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission in Norway from the F-16 fleet. The formal TOA (Transfer Of Authority) from the F-16AM/BM to the F-35A took place at Evenes Air Base in northern Norway, further north of Bodø air base, that has hosted the QRA cell until now....

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:32 pm

The Romanian government has approved the draft law to purchase 32 second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons from Norway, with plans to operate the multi-role fighters – which were recently retired from Royal Norwegian Air Force service – for at least ten years
https://www.key.aero/article/romania-ap ... 16s-norway
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