WASHINGTON, June 4: The US State Department approved a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets and support equipment to Bulgaria in a deal worth more than 1.6 billion dollar, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bulgaria of F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft with support for an estimated cost of $1.673 billion,” the statement said on Monday.
The DSCA said Bulgaria’s request includes eight F-16 aircraft; ten F110 General Electric engines (includes 2 spares); nine M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannons; 16 AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) and 32 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles.
The sale will also include nine AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; nine Modular Mission Computers; 48 LAU-129 multi-purpose launchers; 28 GBU-39 small diameter bombs and 30 MK-82 bombs, the DSCA said.
Also included in the sale are nine AN/ALQ-211 Internal Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites and 4,140 Infrared Flare countermeasures, with impulse cartridges, the DSCA added.
(AGENCIES)
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