Romanian Air Force

Finland makes the first NATO air police mission in Romania. Seven F-18 Hornet planes landed at Mihail Kogălniceanu on Monday, where they will be stationed for two months and will perform missions alongside F-16 planes of the Romanian Air…

The United States has approved the sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles to Romania to provide advanced air-to-air capabilities for Romania's F-16 aircraft.  The missiles are valued at approximately 70 million U.S. dollars.  This sale…

A C-130H2 Hercules military transport aircraft entered the service of the Romanian Air Force free of charge from the US, the Romanian Defense Ministry (MApN) announces, adding that Romania will receive another such aircraft by the end of…

A Russian military transport aircraft was intercepted, on Tuesday, by the Romanian Air Force, which is on an air police mission in the Baltic States region. "The most recent interception mission for the Carpathian Vipers took place on…

The MiG-21 LanceR aircraft belonging to the Romanian Air Force will have their last flight on Monday. In the first part of the day, ceremonies take place simultaneously at the air bases at Campia Turzii, Borcea, and Bacau, where aviation…

The Ministry of National Defense reported on Tuesday that the aerial surveillance system of the Romanian Air Force detected, around 12:30, a small aerial target, with the characteristics of a weather balloon-like evolution, at an altitude…

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Romanian Air Force in the NATO Air Command combat service took off on Thursday around 6.15 am, to clarify an air situation regarding an unauthorized flight in the northern part of Romania, which was…

Only one Romanian has been evacuated so far from Kabul, and the other compatriots who announced that they want help to leave Afghanistan are still stuck in the city and, for the time being, they cannot reach the airport secured by NATO…

Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu declared on Monday that there are currently 35 Romanian citizens in Afghanistan, for whom efforts are being made to bring them back to the country. "On August 13, the MFA raised the alert level to the…

Romania supports the Tunisian authorities in the fight against the Covid pandemic and sends, on Monday, 180,000 doses of vaccine produced by the company Astra Zeneca, antigen tests and medical supplies sent with an aircraft. At the same…