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US approves long-delayed $23bn sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey

Approval comes after Turkey announced support for Sweden’s membership of Nato

The deal, which will allow Turkey to purchase as many as 40 Lockheed Martin F-16s and nearly 80 modernisation kits, has been stuck for months. Photograph: iStock
The deal, which will allow Turkey to purchase as many as 40 Lockheed Martin F-16s and nearly 80 modernisation kits, has been stuck for months. Photograph: iStock
Iain Marlow
Sat Jan 27 2024 - 08:00 • 2 MIN READ

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