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The price is right for US F-16s to Sofia
Priced at US$1.673 billion, the sale to Bulgaria of eight Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70 fighters has received the green light from the US State Department.
The reported price, in the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notification, has caused public discontent in Sofia, as Bulgaria is ...
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