Romania Plans to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets to Bolster Air Defense

US Air Force F-35 figher jets.

Photographer: Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgows/US Air Force
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Romania plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets to boost air defense capabilities in response to rising security threats in the region from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The country’s Supreme Defense Council approved the plan during a meeting Tuesday without providing any other details about the quantity or deadline for the acquisition.