U.S. President Joe Biden's administration notified Congress on Monday of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up to $259 million.
The deal, first reported by Reuters earlier on Monday, moves ahead with the sale of the modernization package for Turkey's aircraft, after leaders of U.S. congressional committees gave informal approval.
"Türkiye is a longstanding and valued NATO ally," a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. "The Biden Administration supports Türkiye’s efforts to bring the avionics of its F-16 fleet up to standard." The smaller package was approved after the administration pushed the lawmakers to approve it to send a "positive signal" to Ankara, according to one source familiar with the deal.
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