The European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) at the 86th Air Base in Borcea is not just a pilot school, but a regional core of Western military doctrine and expertise, a place where future air warfare operators on NATO's eastern flank are trained, said Lockheed Martin representatives in a press briefing held last week as part of the international exhibition of armaments, technology and military equipment Black Sea Defence & Aerospace 2026, which took place in Bucharest, on the Romexpo platform.