Bahrain to Buy 16 F-16s as Part of $3.8 Billion Lockheed Order
October 17 2017 - 12:12PM
Dow Jones News
By Asa Fitch
Bahrain plans to buy 16 advanced variants of Lockheed Martin's
fourth-generation F-16 fighter jets, the commander of the country's
Royal Air Force said Tuesday.
The $3.8 billion order includes the option for Bahrain to buy an
additional three jets, according to the commander, Maj. Gen. Sheikh
Hamad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa.
The deal, which had been held up under the Obama administration
over human-rights concerns, received state department approval in
September.
Deliveries are expected to begin in 2021, and the order will
take several years to fulfill. Bahrain was the first country in the
region to acquire the F-16 and the proposed new sale would make it
the first to acquire the most advanced variant of the jet, Lockheed
said in a statement.
Write to Asa Fitch at asa.fitch@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 17, 2017 11:57 ET (15:57 GMT)
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