According to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, May 11, the administration of US President Joe Biden has provided details to Congress about the sale of F-16 fighter jets and some of the missiles and radar systems used in these aircraft to Turkey. proposed. , 2022.
The US newspaper reported on Wednesday in a report attributed to US officials that the US government has stepped up its efforts to sell new weapons, which could pave the way for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey due to Ankara’s role. In the Ukraine war
Accordingly, in an unofficial statement to the Senate and House of Representatives last month, the Biden administration sent a draft to Congress on the sale of F-16s and some of the missiles and radar systems used in them, and if there is no objection. The official sale statement is expected to be sent to Congress in the coming days, according to the newspaper.
According to the newspaper, US officials also confirmed that Turkey’s support for talks between Russia and Ukraine and the provision of combat marches to the Ukrainian army had influenced the US government’s action.
According to an official, the package includes AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 Amraam missiles, radar and other advanced equipment and is worth $ 400 million.
The State Department, meanwhile, declined to comment to the newspaper until the proposal was formalized.
In a letter to Congress last March, the State Department described the sale of the F-16 to Turkey as “in the national interest of the United States.”
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