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 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA  — Romania's defense minister said Friday the army needs used U.S.-made F-16 jet fighters to modernize its army, earning criticism from at least one European company that claimed the country could be buying junk.

Gabriel Oprea defended a decision by the country's Supreme Defense Council this week to replace MIG 21 Lancer planes with 24 secondhand F-16, saying Romania needs good-quality planes at a member of NATO. The president's office said the country could not afford new planes.

The marketing director in Romania for Sweden's Saab AB, Richard Smith, blasted the proposal, saying the army may end up with "someone else's junk."

Smith said that Swedish company Saab had offered brand new Gripen fighters, with low interest, a generous nonpayment period and 100 percent offset. He urged the defense ministry to send all offers to Parliament for lawmakers to be able to compare before they vote on whether to pass the proposal.

Officials from the consortium that produces the Eurofighter Typhoon also criticized the decision.

Romanian authorities had identified five types of jets to choose from: F-16s, JAS-39 Gripens, Eurofighter Typhoons, F-18s and Rafales.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/romania-defense-minister-insists-country-needs-used-f-16-fighters-european-companies-protest-89265192.html

Romania confirms interest in F-35

March 26: With further detail on its proposed buy of second-hand F-16 fighters from the USA, the Romanian Defence Minister Gabriel Oprea has confirmed that the aircraft are a ‘stop-gap’ measure until the introduction of a batch of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters in a bid to bring the Romanian Air Force fully up to NATO standards.

In a statement to the Romanian parliament Oprea said that the 24 F-16s would replace the Romanian Air Force’s fleet of MiG-21 Lancers, bolstered by a further buy of 24 new-build Block 50/52 F-16Cs with the “ultimate goal” of buying 24 F-35s.

The second-hand F-16s to be purchased by Romania from the US Air Force have a remaining lifetime estimated at ten to 15 years (2,500 to 3,500 flight hours per aircraft) and the first will be delivered in 2013 under a $1.3 billion contract.
http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=1818&thisSection=military

То су 25 година стари коришћени Block 25.
Шта рећи.

Добијају их бесплатно али треба да плате ремонт и тако неке "ситнице" и на крају изађе огромна цифра.

Pa isto bi ih doslo ako ne i vise da uzmu nove Mig 29-tke, stim da bi imali problema sa kompatibilnoscu sa NATO aparatima, ovako se presaltaju pa nemaju problema.

SAAB im je prošle godine nudio 48 novih Gripena za 2.5 milijardi eura, all inclusive, uz 100% offset-a. Ako bi smo mogli da podelimo to 24 aviona, izašlo bi ih oko 1.7 milijardi dolara, ali uz otvaranje velikog broja radnih mesta u samoj Rumuniji.

March 26: With further detail on its proposed buy of second-hand F-16 fighters from the USA, the Romanian Defence Minister Gabriel Oprea has confirmed that the aircraft are a ‘stop-gap’ measure until the introduction of a batch of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters in a bid to bring the Romanian Air Force fully up to NATO standards.

ova rec sve govori.

За те паре су могли и боље да прођу.

pa svako prenaoruzavanje kosta... i na eurofighter bi bilo dodatnoh troskova od onoga sto je napisano.

ovako kad dodje f 35 bice spremni.

А мислиш да овде неће бити додатних трошкова?

pa polovnjci prvo da se remontuju i modernizuju... pa naoruzanje, prateca oprema, rezervni delovi, simulatori, obuka pilota i tehnicara u sad. oko milijardu i petsto mil. dolara. pitanje je i priloagocensot aerodrumskih objekata navom avionu.

na kraju ovo se vraca kroz sledecu kupovinu novih f 16 i novih f 35... ti avioni ce samo biti kontinuitet.
naravno pitanje je paketa opreme i naoruzanje koje ce uzeti jer imaju dobru saradnju i sa izraelom koji proizvodi dosta komponenata za taj avion pa mozda budu uzimali i od njih pa tu "ustede" neki dolar.

sta god da su uzeli mnogo bi kostalo... nevazno ko da je proizvodjac... svako prenaoruzavanje je skupo.
opet ofset ce verovatno biti znacajan kroz period od narednih 15-20 god. poljaci su uzeli f 16 ali i hiljade novih radnih mesta je otvoreno u poljskoj.

nije mi jasno da li 1.3 milijarde $  kostaju samo stari f-16 (prvih 24 ) ili se tu racunaju i onih drugih 24 (block 50-52) . sumnjam da se radi o ovom drugom ,ali rekoh da pitam ako neko zna ...