Today marks an important step forward in Türkiye’s purchase of F-16s, said U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Jeff Flake, Ednews reports.
"Today marks an important step forward in Türkiye’s purchase of the latest-generation F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and upgrades to its existing fleet of F-16s. This is good for U.S. national security, Turkish national security, and NATO interoperability," he noted.
Sources in the Ministry of National Defense of Türkiye noted that the process of purchasing F-16 Block-70 and modernization kits and other materials, ammunition and equipment from the USA continues according to the previously announced schedule.
