Norway to retire F-16 fleet by year end

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) will retire its current fleet of F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons by the end of the year, Key.Aero can confirm, leaving the service reliant on its new F-35A stealth fighter for all fixed-wing combat duties from 2022 onwards. Detailing its proposed 2022 defence budget on October 12, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence stated that by the end of 2021, the RNoAF was expected to operate 34 F-35A aircraft, 24 of which will be based in