According to the report, the Pentagon on Sept. 28 notified the Congress of the planned sale, worth up to 2.9 billion U.S. dollars, and no congressional objection has been raised within the formal waiting period of two weeks.
This means that all U.S. agencies have confirmed the sale and that the rest depends on negotiations between related defense agencies and companies from the two allies, a process that should lead to the signing of a contract, said the newspaper. Meanwhile, Turkish Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday that Turkey and the United States plan to prepare and sign the contract that would cover the details of the project.
The "Block 50" version of F-16s is known as one of the latest models of warplanes in the world, it added.
The F-16s are manufactured by Lockheed Martin, one of the leading defence companies. Turkish defence industry is also envisaged to contribute to the manufacture of aircrafts of Turkish Air Forces. Enditem
