US State Dept approves $941 million sale of F-16 jet equipment to Argentina


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  • Thursday, 31 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: An F-16 flies, on the day of a handover ceremony for two F-16s arriving from the United States to Malacky-Kuchyna Air Base, in Malacky, Slovakia, July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 fighter jet equipment and support to Argentina for an estimated $941 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The principal contractor for the sale would be Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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