ISTANBUL: Türkiye and the United States signed a sales contract F-16 fighter planes After Washington gave green light to $23 billion to agree This has happened, Turkish defense ministry sources said on Thursday, after months of negotiations.
Ministry sources said, “The contract has been signed and delegations from both sides are discussing the details.” said.
Under the agreement, Türkiye will receive 40 new F-16s and upgrade the jets to 79 in its current fleet.
The State Department last week praised a “major step forward” in Turkey’s development to buy The new F-16 fighter jets call them “the most advanced F-16 ever available to only the closest Allies and partners.”
The social media post said, “It is the latest example of the United States’ enduring commitment to its security partnership with Türkiye.”
As required by law, the State Department notified Congress in January of the deal, as well as the $8.6 billion sale of 40 F-35s to Greece.
The United States did not give the green light to the transaction until documents confirming Turkey’s membership of Sweden reached Washington.
Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO membership in January after more than a year of delays that caused the West to unite against Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Erdogan will attend the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington next month.
He was set to meet his US counterpart Joe Biden last month, but the meeting, which would have been his first at the White House, was postponed due to scheduling issues.