Turkey asks US if it can buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade air force: Sources (Middle East Eye)

October 8, 2021

Turkey has made a request to the United States to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernisation kits for its existing warplanes, as the Nato ally looks to upgrade its air force after the purchase of F-35 jets fell through, sources familiar with the matter said.

The potential deal, worth billions of dollars, is still working its way through the Foreign Military Sales process which is subject to approval by the US State Department, as well as the US Congress, which can block any such deal.

Turkey asks US if it can buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade air force: Sources | Middle East Eye

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Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

Turkey asks US if it can buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade air force: Sources (Middle East Eye)

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