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Slovakia approves purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US

Slovakia approves purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Thursday, April 10, 2014 file photo, a U.S-made F16 fighter jet takes off from an air base in Campia Turzii, Romania. The Slovak government on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 has approved a Defense Ministry plan to purchase 14 F-16 military jets from the United States. The fighter jets are meant to replace the obsolete Soviet-made MiG-29 jets that the Slovak air forces have used. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, file)

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia’s government has approved a Defence Ministry plan to purchase F-16 military jets from the United States.

The 14 fighter jets are meant to replace the obsolete Soviet-made MiG-29 jets that Slovakia’s air forces have used.

The ministry preferred the U.S. offer of F-16 Block 70/72 jets over a competing Swedish offer of JAS-39 C/D Gripen aircraft.

Defence Minister Peter Gajdos says the U.S. offer was better “in all aspects,” calling it “the best possible solution.”

It’s not immediately clear when the jets can be delivered. Gajdos says the U.S. government is ready to sign a deal with Slovakia.

Prime Minister Peter said Wednesday his government will pay 1.589 billion euros ($1.86 billion) for the aircraft, ammunition, training of pilots and logistics services for two years.

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