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State Department Approves $2.9 Billion Deal F-16 And Missile Deal With Slovakia

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 6th, 2018

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The State Department has approved a possible $2.9 billion deal with Slovakia for 14 F-16 Block 70/72 V aircraft, missiles and mission systems.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) on April 3.Along with the aircraft, the FMS includes 16 F-16 F110 General Electric [GE] or F100 Pratt & Whitney [UTX] engines, 16 APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array Radars, 14 Modular Mission Computers and embedded GPS and secure communication systems.“Slovakia intends for these aircraft to replace its current fleet…

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