Turkey has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase F-16 fighter jets, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed.
"Contracts for F-16 procurement from the U.S. have been signed, and work on details continues between delegations," the TRT TV channel reported.
Turkey plans to purchase a total of 40 F-16 Block-70/72 fighters, as well as 79 sets of equipment needed to modernize Turkey's F-16C/D Block-40/50+ aircraft.
