Stipe Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Yesterday it was announced that Croatia had chosen used Israeli F-16C/D (Block 30) Barak's to replace its fleet of ageing MiG-21BisD fighters. The deal is reportedly worth $500 million according to media reports and includes 12 aircraft (10 F-16C's and 2 F-16D's), the refurbishment (modernisation), two simulators, weapons and training. The first two are set to arrive in 2020. and the rest by 2022. The three other competitors to the Israeli offer were new Gripen C/D's, new F-16 Block 70's from the US and used F-16's from Greece. The first two offers were deemed too expensive while Greece's offer was unsatisfactory. Croatian authorities have said that they (ambitiously) plan to use these aircraft for the next 25 years at least. 1
+Muesli Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 I like that! I saw the 21s for the first time in 1994 and love them, but they ARE a bit long in the teeth by now. 1
AmigoPilot Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Stipe ja sam iz Srbije stvarno ne znam sta ce nam to,narod nema leba da nam jede a mi dajemo silne pare na avione...
+MigBuster Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Being part of NATO I suppose there is some commitment to uphold is there? Still a dream aircraft in my eyes despite their mileage. 1
Viggen Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Congrats to Croatia! Glad they've finally come to a decision. 1
+Muesli Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 23 hours ago, AmigoPilot said: Stipe ja sam iz Srbije stvarno ne znam sta ce nam to,narod nema leba da nam jede a mi dajemo silne pare na avione... Would be nice if you used English on this site. Cheers
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