F-16

As part of the 25th military aid plan for Ukraine, Belgium is allocating €100 million in aid for the maintenance of F-16 combat aircraft to be delivered to Ukraine.

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 that took off from Larissa AB crashed near the island of Psathoura at 13:33h today during a routine training flight.

The F-16 coalition will provide Ukraine with a significant number of F-16s, which will be equipped with the latest weapons.

And this is one of the reasons why we are very pleased to join the F-16 coalition, where we will be providing Norwegian F-16s, which are updated and in good shape,” he said.

“There will be a significant number. When you ask how many will be from Norway (F-16s – ed.), I cannot tell you the exact number, because there are also aircraft that have been updated, in better fighting shape and some fuselages that can be used for repair, among other things. I will be careful here. I won’t tell you the exact number,” he said.

Lockheed Martin marked a significant milestone with the departure of the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jets from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain.

An American F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s west coast near Mokdeok island, on Jan 31, with the pilot rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.