US State Department approves sale of F-16 maintenance equipment to Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The US State Department has approved the sale of services and equipment for servicing the F-16 to Ukraine. the package includes mission planning systems, technical support and personnel training.
The US State Department has approved the sale of F-16 aircraft maintenance services to Ukraine for a total of.266.4 million. This is stated on the website of the agency for security cooperation of the US Department of Defense, writes UNN.
Details
The agency issued the required certificate and notified the US Congress about it.
The estimated total cost of all the declared equipment is 2 266.4 million.
The head jackets are claimed by Sabena (Charleroi, Belgium), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Fort Worth, Texas) and Pratt and Whitney (East Hartford, Connecticut).
It is noted that this aid package will improve Ukraine's ability to resist current and future threats, providing it with a more powerful air defense system for performing self-defense missions and ensuring regional security.
recall
In November, Zelensky reported the first success of F16 in Ukraine - the destruction of seven cruise missiles flying at civilian targets.
