Defense Minister of the Netherlands Kajsa Ollongren has announced, following a meeting with her Romanian counterpart Angel Tîlvãr, that Romania will host the F-16 EU training center and the Netherlands will make F-16 fighter aircraft available.
"Today, my Romanian colleague Angel Tîlvãr, Lockheed Martin Executive Filippo Marchetti and I agreed to join forces: Romania will host the F-16 EU training centre. Lockheed Martin will provide training and maintenance. The Netherlands will make F-16 fighter aircraft available," Ollongren said on Twitter on Wednesday.
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