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Bulgaria has transferred full sum for new F-16 aircraft to US

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The Department of Defense has transferred the entire amount of 1.2 billion USD under international government contracts for the purchase of eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft and related equipment and weapons. With this step, the Bulgarian side fulfilled its commitment under the contracts concluded under a project for the acquisition of a new type of combat aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force. This is the start of the practical implementation of the agreements signed in July by Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov.




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