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State Department Approves $1.7 Billion F-16 Deal With Bulgaria

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

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State Department Approves $1.7 Billion F-16 Deal With Bulgaria

An F-16C Fighting Falcon releases an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) over the Utah Test and Training Range. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

The State Department has approved a potential $1.7 billion deal with Bulgaria for eight F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft, officials announced Monday evening. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on May 30 of the foreign military sale for the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built aircraft. “These aircraft will provide Bulgaria with a fleet of modernized multi-role combat aircraft, ensuring that Bulgaria can effectively operate in hazardous areas and enhancing the Bulgarian Air Force's interoperability with U.S. as well as NATO forces,”…

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