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US approves sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to Bulgaria

by Agence France-Presse
April 5, 2022
in Air Force News
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Joint military forces kick off Cope North 2020

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, arrives prior to the start of Exercise COPE NORTH 20 (CN20) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2020. CN20 is a Pacific Air Forces sponsored multilateral field training exercise involving the United States, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the RAAF. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by CPL David Said)

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The US Defense Department approved Monday the sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to Bulgaria for $1.67 billion, bolstering its air force as the regional threat has risen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The proposed sale will improve Bulgaria’s capability to meet current and future threats by enabling the Bulgarian Air Force to deploy modern fighter aircraft routinely in the Black Sea region,” the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.

The sale approval came amid continuing speculation that one of Washington’s NATO allies could provide Ukraine with MIG-29 aircraft to fight Russian forces, and that such a move could involve the United States providing that ally with US aircraft in exchange.

Bulgari is one of the three NATO members that operate MIG-29s, which Ukraine pilots are capable of flying. The others are Poland and Slovakia.

But Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, asked about the F-16 sale Monday, downplayed the suggestion it could be tied to Bulgaria providing MIG-29s to Ukraine.

During a visit to Bulgaria by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on March 19, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said there was no such deal.

“But being so close to the conflict, I have to say that currently we will not be able to send military assistance to Ukraine,” he said, adding that assistance would have to be approved by the Bulgarian parliament.

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