Croatia replaces Soviet MiG-21 with F-16 from Israel

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The Israeli and Croatian heads of government agreed to promote the sale of used Israeli F-16 to the air forces of the former Yugoslav Republic, which are looking for a replacement for Soviet-made outdated MiG-21, the meeting said.

Croatia replaces Soviet MiG-21 with F-16 from Israel




The F-16 fighters, once received by Israelis from the United States and modernized by local industry, participate in a tender where, according to media reports, the Swedish Gripen remained their only competitor.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Prime Minister of Croatia Andrei Plenkovich in Davos yesterday. They agreed to promote the sale of Croatian Israeli F-16 in accordance with the terms of the tender
- The press service of the head of the Israeli government said.

The agreements reached are called "another expression of strong relations between the two countries." According to the Israeli business publication Globes, the amount of a potential deal is half a billion dollars, RIA News
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  1. +1
    26 January 2018 14: 56
    So they need
    1. +7
      26 January 2018 15: 07
      MiGs are definitely outdated. But in my opinion the Falcons are far from new. There is nothing to choose from for Croats. No money.
      1. +7
        26 January 2018 15: 09
        According to the residual principle, as they say all the best to children.
      2. +8
        26 January 2018 19: 09
        Falcons will be with our avionics and python-5 rockets. So for the Croats just right
    2. Maz
      +1
      26 January 2018 17: 09
      A good choice. The Israelis shoved advanced Amer electronics into f-16, a good friend of the United States.
      1. +5
        26 January 2018 20: 14
        So they came with the advanced "Amer", which was gradually replaced by an even more advanced Israeli. This is a world meme: - "The Israelis throw away the American and set their own", everyone knows. Yes The Croatians are offered all Israeli stuffing, compatible with NATO communications, AFAR radar EL / M 2052 (possibly a new version on GaN), an updated engine with a very serious guarantee, power elements requiring replacement - replace, etc., etc. Armament, for a fee, as everywhere else. 40-42 million dollars apiece comes out. Expensive for “gifts” to these guys - NATO requires to have, let them allocate a penny.
        1. MMX
          0
          27 January 2018 16: 29
          Quote: Oleg7700
          So they came with the advanced "Amer", which was gradually replaced by even more advanced Israeli.


          To put it mildly, more than a controversial statement. Groundless from the word at all.
  2. +6
    26 January 2018 15: 00
    So what? MIG-21 has long been outdated. And the resources of the glider and engine are not endless. What's the catch? Well, they change the flag in their hands. Their business.
  3. +12
    26 January 2018 15: 01
    The amount of the transaction is about $ 500 million. The consent of the USA is required, as these planes were donated by the USA to Israel.
    Samelets will be brought to mind.
    1. +1
      26 January 2018 15: 06
      Of course agree, if those. support will go to them.
    2. +11
      26 January 2018 15: 08
      Quote: professor
      so these planes were donated by the USA to Israel

      Oops! So you will give. laughing
      1. +6
        26 January 2018 15: 19
        Quote: kapitan92
        Quote: professor
        so these planes were donated by the USA to Israel

        Oops! So you will give. laughing

        Yeah, now, they’ll also write a deed of gift! This act is contrary to the gene code of the Israelites! Yes
      2. +7
        26 January 2018 15: 25
        Quote: kapitan92
        Quote: professor
        so these planes were donated by the USA to Israel

        Oops! So you will give. laughing

        Cobra presented to Jordan. Croatia let it pay.
      3. +1
        26 January 2018 15: 57
        Quote: kapitan92
        Quote: professor
        so these planes were donated by the USA to Israel

        Oops! So you will give. laughing

        Aha right now, they’ll wind it up so that the Croats will be eternal debtors .. laughing
        Maybe give the Serbs ..? it would have worked out perfectly for the Croats, given to the Serbs ..)))
    3. +1
      26 January 2018 15: 10
      The amount of the transaction is about $ 500 million.

      That's just marvelous. Well, what for them planes for their money? States need "meat - allies" - even if they pay. Or did the master decide to hang up the costs of slaves?
    4. +5
      26 January 2018 15: 12
      The title of the article contradicts its content.
      It should be like this: "In Croatia, a tender is being held to replace the Soviet MiG-21, in which Israeli F-16s are participating"
      Do not rush things. The tender has not yet ended and the decision to purchase has not yet been made.
      They agreed to promote the sale of Israeli F-16s to Croatia in accordance with the terms of the tender.
      It is clear in advance that the new MiGs are not of interest to us.
      1. +6
        26 January 2018 16: 24
        Quote: x.andvlad
        The title of the article contradicts its content.

        For VO, this has become, unfortunately, the norm. request
    5. 0
      26 January 2018 15: 16
      Such "gifts" are akin to a bait on a hook. The main thing is to swallow.lol
      1. +2
        26 January 2018 15: 38
        And why do Israel have old f16 they now have new f35
    6. +4
      26 January 2018 15: 17
      I think that everything has already been agreed with the United States, since the prime ministers have so far signed a "protocol of intentions," the Croats in NATO. 12 cars is not the case that the states were waiting for fat gesheft for themselves and "grabbed".
    7. 0
      27 January 2018 06: 53
      so these planes were donated by the USA to Israel
      It is in the spirit of the Jews to beg for a gift and sell it.
  4. +1
    26 January 2018 15: 01
    Woke up. They would still fly on stupas and balloons in the 21st century.
    1. +7
      26 January 2018 15: 10
      They are preparing for war with us.
  5. +2
    26 January 2018 15: 22
    The world was overwhelmed by total militarization. What does demand give rise to ... offers? In this area, our product is more than competitive, which means it will be in demand ... so that, with such a move, it will not sell gas alone.
  6. +2
    26 January 2018 15: 36
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrei in Davos yesterday Plenkovich

    But I’m interested in. Plenkovich is a surname from the category of Rabinovich, Abramovich? )
    1. +4
      26 January 2018 17: 23
      South Slavic-Maryanovich, Karaklaich, Shushich, and so on and so on. Belorussky- Shushkevich, Belkevich, Adamovich and there are no numbers ...
      1. +3
        26 January 2018 20: 40
        Adamovich is a Polish last name
        1. +4
          26 January 2018 21: 50
          I was born in Brest, everything was mixed up: Akulich, Khodkevich, Tishkevich, Olehnovich, Bogdanovich, Verenich, Adamovich, Rabinovich, Yakubovich, Shostakovich and the Serbian General Mladic ... It turns out that about 20% is white. surnames nor "ich". smile
        2. +2
          28 January 2018 03: 24
          Z yakoga horseradish Adamovich Polish family?
  7. +1
    26 January 2018 15: 51
    I don’t understand why the Croatian Air Force, from whom to defend?
    1. +3
      26 January 2018 15: 57
      Quote: faiver
      I don’t understand why the Croatian Air Force, from whom to defend?

      Well, how so? To be in the trend of NATs structure. To make a feasible contribution to the bombing of civilians and other populations of rogue countries, and finally become the wife of D. Sam.
      1. 0
        26 January 2018 16: 08
        a waste of money ...
    2. +1
      26 January 2018 15: 58
      Quote: faiver
      I don’t understand why the Croatian Air Force, from whom to defend?

      There is Serbia next to it! Just don't tell anyone quietly .. heh heh
    3. +2
      27 January 2018 13: 40
      Quote: faiver
      I don’t understand why the Croatian Air Force, from whom to defend?

      They are required to have a specific military group, which can be set up at the request of the Central Command of NATO.
  8. +1
    26 January 2018 16: 34
    Replace or not replace, there will be a tender or not, hell knows what can happen
  9. 0
    26 January 2018 16: 37
    Quote: MIKHAN
    Quote: faiver
    I don’t understand why the Croatian Air Force, from whom to defend?

    There is Serbia next to it! Just don't tell anyone quietly .. heh heh

    Serbia, castrated to the size of my two Tula regions, is no longer a competitor to them. And it seems to me that she will eventually enter Satanic NAT along the path of the Montenegrins.
    1. 0
      26 January 2018 16: 59
      Quote: Sergeant71
      And it seems to me that she will eventually enter Satanic NAT along the path of the Montenegrins.

      Everything can be, and yet the people of Serbia are hoping for the support of Russia .. They cover Russia from all sides, trying to drive the bear back into the den as in the 90s ..
      1. +4
        26 January 2018 17: 06
        You should not inflate here. Just some states, using the example of Syria, do not want to invite other people's air forces. And F 16 is still normal. We then rearm. Why lose money.
        1. +1
          26 January 2018 17: 17
          Quote: Shahno
          Why lose money.

          Well, yes, I forgot the article about Israel .. lol
  10. +1
    26 January 2018 16: 49
    Croatian aircraft modernized in Ukraine (Mig). F-ki also upgrade in Odessa? laughing
    1. 0
      26 January 2018 19: 58
      They did not modernize, but carried out a major overhaul.
  11. +1
    26 January 2018 16: 50
    I wonder what condition the planes will sell to the Croats.
    if with our electronics, then flu has a rest.
    if only the carcass then flu can compete.
    1. 0
      26 January 2018 18: 59
      In tired. Jews fly so much that the glider will already be worn out there. Although electronics is still there, the exchange was sewn to soap. These planes will be enough for them for 9-10 years no more. It would be better if they took new flu on credit, dumb beggars ...
      1. +2
        26 January 2018 21: 33
        Quote: synthwave
        In tired. Jews fly so much that the glider will already be worn out there. Although electronics is still there, the exchange was sewn to soap. These planes will be enough for them for 9-10 years no more. It would be better if they took new flu on credit, dumb beggars ...


        Where did you get such deep knowledge in Israeli avionics and the state of gliders?
        or you blow out on the go ....
        1. +1
          26 January 2018 22: 30
          So you (the Jews) yourself always boast that your pilots have a huge raid in a year. Or do they fly exclusively on your TCB, and fighters in hangars dominate laughing ? And with avionics than did not please? Wrote the same "level." Do you want to argue with something specifically, or just crow?
          1. +3
            28 January 2018 03: 26
            And the fact that our planes are doing major repairs with the restoration of gliders to new ones, did not you think?
            1. 0
              28 January 2018 06: 33
              How do they do it? Using magic laughing ? I explain to the Jew ONCE. There is such a thing as "metal fatigue." This is even worse than cracks in the glider, as they can be repaired (patches, riveting, welding). And fatigue is microscopic cracks (often invisible to the eye) that you cannot repair in any way. Well, unless you melt the part and make it anew from this metal laughing . And because of these cracks, the plane can take offense and fall apart in the air under load. Therefore, ANY aircraft has its own service life in flying hours. And suddenly, it is the lowest among fighters (overload, metal gets tired faster). So, even a plane that looks pretty good sooner or later is sent to a landfill in the desert (did you see pictures of airplane cemeteries after all?), Where they live their life, or immediately for remelting. So to the state of a new one, you can restore a fighter only by creating a new one from scratch and throwing a few spare parts from the old one, or in your own mani laughing .
              So, it’s not me who “didn’t think”, you don’t know the mat part tongue .
      2. +2
        26 January 2018 22: 32
        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-46
        11988 / Saab-s-Gripen-F-35-competitor-takes-maiden-
        flight.html Gripen-E is a great car for allegedly $ 85 million. In 10-12 years, Croats on the F-35 will transfer to the same money, all the more so the loan will be irrevocable - they will write off for faithful service in the Balkan hot spot ...
        1. 0
          26 January 2018 22: 38
          Oh my God .. just don’t need again about this lame Kalich F35 ... Firstly, this is not a fighter. Secondly, even though the Americans “dampen” the price of 35, it is still more expensive to maintain than flu. The Americans will write off))) They did not even write off the USSR Lend-Lease, the allies are bad. And why did you get it that in the next 10 years again the war in the Balkans?
          1. +1
            26 January 2018 22: 53
            And where will they go when there will be F-35s around, not Gripen and arm themselves to "maintain equilibrium and peace" in the soft underbelly of Europe. A dark place - besides nationalism, there is also religious antagonism of various kinds.
            1. +1
              26 January 2018 23: 02
              And where will they go when there are F-35s around, not Gripen?
              Shaw, you say. And why is this so? Gripen is selling well, many have already bought it, and will buy even more. He now has no competitors in price for western countries - quality.
              A dark place - besides nationalism, there is also religious antagonism of various kinds.
              That you have now described the whole world. So far it’s calm and there are no prerequisites for war. Although they are shaking (a politician who killed the famous recently), but so far there is no relative balance (including armaments) in the ZALPU. Right now the shkriti have Iran and the evil kpd and ivan on the agenda. China is already openly sending them to its zpu with its fleet. And since they are busy, it will be calm there.
  12. 0
    26 January 2018 19: 51
    Quote: synthwave
    In tired. Jews fly so much that the glider will already be worn out there. Although electronics is still there, the exchange was sewn to soap. These planes will be enough for them for 9-10 years no more. It would be better if they took new flu on credit, dumb beggars ...

    Oh, wey, but you still think that in Croatia no one will work on this gesheft?))) I beg you.
  13. 0
    26 January 2018 19: 56
    The century before last ....
    1. +1
      26 January 2018 21: 33
      Quote: ODERVIT
      The century before last ....


      progress
  14. +1
    27 January 2018 10: 36
    They gave us a kettle for buying a refrigerator. Israel is now building relations with Eastern European countries in order to block the influx of Arab Sweden and France inside the EU.
  15. +3
    27 January 2018 23: 15
    Feel the difference

    Netanyahu, in Davos, in the process of meeting with European leaders and Trump, meanwhile, drove Croatia the old Israeli F-16. And not just like that, but by agreeing that Israel will equip them with its avionics (also not the newest - 2001 of the year), well, until the heap, it will also sell all our missiles. In short, he earned half a billion dollars on Croats.

    Abbas, frustrated because of Pence and Trump, and most importantly because of the EU commissars, who, having been scared, threw him, refusing to declare the Ramallah organized criminal group, and even after that, called on to stop paying the terrorists, decided to console himself and bought for 50 million dollars personal plane from the ticket office of autonomy.
    1. 0
      28 January 2018 06: 35
      The difference is that Jews know how to make gesheft from the air in the gentiles, and the Arabs are not very smart corrupt? That never happened again and again ... laughing