US State Department does not confirm and does not comment on the reports that Turkey appealed to the United States asking for the purchase of 40 F-16 fighters, as well as the modernization of the order 80 of the Ankara of the American aircraft of this type. This was stated by the head of the press service of the State Department Ned Price.
“As for F-16, this is the Policy of the State Department – we do not participate in public and do not comment on the proposed sale of weapons until Congress is officially notified about it,” said price.
Reuters previously reported on Ankara’s intention to purchase F-16 fighters from the US. According to the sources of the agency, the transaction is estimated at billions of dollars, but still studied by the State Department and the Profile Government Office, which is part of the Pentagon structure, which is responsible for the supply of military equipment and weapons abroad for intergovernmental contracts. Reuters reminded that after possible approval by these structures, the transaction can block the Congress.