It seems that the issue of selling F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Turkey has finally been resolved.This was told by Jake Sullivan
What is known
Jake Sullivan said that Joe Biden (Joe Biden)supports the transfer of upgraded Block 70/72 level F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The US President is expected to approve the deal after consulting with the US Congress.
Türkiye filed a request back in 2021.Ankara wants to receive 40 F-16 Block 70/72 fighters and upgrade kits for existing Fighting Falcon aircraft. The total value of the deal is estimated at $20 billion.
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The Turkish Armed Forces have in theirmore than 260 F-16C/D Block 30 and Block 50 fighter jets. In April, the US State Department approved a potential sale of $259 million worth of aircraft upgrade kits.
In May, Türkiye began to improve on its ownF-16 up to Block 70/72. The Turkish upgrade package is called ÖZGÜR. The upgrade allows aircraft to carry two dozen missiles, among which are Merlin and Paregrin as an analogue of the AIM-120 AMRAAM.
The upgrade brings a new active phased array radar with gallium nitride modules. The radar can track targets on the ground, in the air and at sea.