Slovakia Gets First New F-16s to Boost Air Defence MALACKY, Slovakia (Reuters) - Slovakia received on Monday the first two of 14 new F-16 fighter jets that will replace Russian-made planes it had ...

Slovakia received on Monday the first two of the 14 new F-16 military jets from the United States whose delivery was pushed back two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of chips.

Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of Slovakia's first two Greenville F-16 Block 70 jets, making it the first country in Europe to receive this iteration.

On Monday, July 22, Slovakia received the first two of 14 new F-16 military aircraft from the United States, the delivery of which was delayed for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the ...

T he arrival of the first two F-16 Block 70 jets at Malaki Air Base on Jul. 22, 2024, marks the beginning of Lockheed Martin's delivery of a total of 14 brand new aircraft to Slovakia as well as a ...

The first Slovak F-16 took flight in September 2023. This two-seat F-16D remains in the US for now, although the first two F-16Cs arrived in Slovakia on 22 July. (Lockheed Martin) ...

STORY: :: Slovakia receives the first two of 14 F-16s to boost air defense:: The fighter jets will replace Russian-made planes the country had donated to Ukraine:: Slovakia has relied on central ...

The aircraft will arrive in Slovakia by mid-2024, once the other F-16s of the first ferry cell are ready. Slovakia will be the first European country to receive newly built F-16 Block 70 aircraft ...

Slovakia ordered 14 F-16 C/D Block 70's in total. The contract was concluded in late 2018 by the Pellegrini government (Smer-Slovak National Party-Most). In 2021, the Supreme Audit Office deemed the ...

MALACKY, Slovakia - Slovakia received on Monday the first two of 14 new F-16 fighter jets that will replace Russian-made planes it had already donated to Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.