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US greenlights potential F-16 aircraft sale to Turkey

The United States Department of State approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft worth $23 billion to Turkey, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a press release, adding that it has forwarded the “required certification notifying Congress.”

“The Republic of Türkiye has requested to buy 40 new F-16 aircraft and to modernize 79 existing F-16 aircraft to V-Configuration,” it was detailed in the press release. The deal will allow Ankara to “expand and modernize its fleet of F-16 aircraft,” with the principal contractor being Lockheed Martin Corp. There is now a 30-day review period, during which the potential deal could be blocked.

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