The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.

The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.

The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.

The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.

The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.

The European F-16 Training Center for the training of Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November. (Kajsa Ollongren/Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

The European F-16 Training Center that will instruct Ukrainian pilots was officially opened in Romania on 13 November.

The ministers of defence for Romania and the Netherlands, Angel Tîlvăr and Kajsa Ollongren unveiled the centre along with Orlando Sanchez, Lockheed Martin's vice-president,at the 86th Fetesti Air Base in eastern Romania. Officials from Denmark and the United States also attended – as members of the international ‘F-16 coalition' announced at the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit in Lithuania – as did those from Ukraine.

The official launch of the new centre followed the recent arrival of the first former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s at the base, which is also home to the Romanian Air Force's F-16 force, on 7 November. Though donated to the centre, the jets will continue to be owned by the RNLAF.