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Bulgaria buys 8 F-16 fighter planes

Washington confirms; value of deal is 512 million dollars

The government of Bulgaria will purchase from the United States 8 fourth generation F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft, produced by the US company Lockeed Martin. It's a big blow for the American company, that continues to win contracts, after the record order from Canada that has recently purchased 88 F-35 military aircrafts. That of the Sofia executive is a decision that, in the midst of the war in...

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Sofia, Bulgaria, 04/07/2022 11:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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