Turkey’s Erdogan Discusses Next Steps On F-16 Sale

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Turkey is discussing upgrading its existing F-16s to the Block 70 standard as well as procuring 40 additional fighter jets.

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Turkey's President Recep Erdogan told reporters on Feb. 26 that he has discussed the next steps for finalizing the procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-16s with U.S. lawmakers. The Biden administration approved the long-delayed sale of 40 of the U.S.-built fighters in January immediately...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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