“Eighteen F-16 Fighter Jets For 1 Euro! Why Did Netherlands Sell Its Fighting Falcons For “Dirt Cheap” Price?”, Eur Asia Times, November 06, 2025

“Romania has concluded the formal transfer of 18 second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Netherlands at a cost of just 1 Euro, roughly $1.15, a deal that sounds too good to be true.

“The intergovernmental contract for Romania’s acquisition of 18 F-16 aircraft from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was signed on Monday, November 3rd, at the Ministry of National Defence headquarters,” the Romanian Ministry of National Defense announced in an official statement.

Interestingly, these second-hand Dutch F-16s have been in Romania since November 2023 and are used by the European F-16 Training Fighter Center (EFTC), which was established to train F-16 pilots from Romania and allied countries. They will continue to be used by the centre for that same role…….”

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