US EditionSlovakia Receives 3 US-Made F-16 Fighters
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On Tuesday, three more F-16 C/D Block 70 fighters landed at the Kuchyna military airport in western Slovakia. Slovakia already has ten of these fighters at its disposal, which should take control of Slovak airspace from next summer.
Their arrival was delayed due to weather conditions and thick fog.
Between 31 December 2025 and 7 January 2026, the surveillance of Austrian airspace is again carried out from Klagenfurt. For this purpose, three Eurofighters have landed at the airport at noon. As reportedly, the relocation serves to relieve the personnel situation at the air base Hinterstoisser in Zeltweg. Eurofighters will only take off from Klagenfurt for "Priority Alpha" operations. These are necessary if, for example, an aircraft in Austria…
Slovakia receives 3 US-made F-16 fighters
Slovakia received three U.S.-made F-16 fighters on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the delivery was postponed due to weather conditions, reported Xinhua. The new fighters for the Slovak Armed Forces landed at the military airport in Kuchyna in western Slovakia's Bratislava region, local media STVR reported. Originally, they were supposed to land on Dec. 18. In total, Slovakia currently has ten of the 14 F-16 C/D Block 70 fighters that the countr…
Three new F-16 fighter jets have landed at the Kuchyna military base in western Slovakia. Their arrival was originally planned by the authorities for December 18, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions and thick fog. The planes have since been stationed in Italy, the Sme server reported. The Teraz portal noted that the Czechs, Poles and Hungarians continue to protect Slovakia's airspace, with Slovakia likely to take over this role i…
Slovakia could take over the protection of its airspace by the end of summer 2026
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