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U.S. State Department Approves Sale of F-16 C/D Block 70s to Bulgaria

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 4th, 2022

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U.S. State Department Approves Sale of F-16 C/D Block 70s to Bulgaria

A Block 70 F-16 (Lockheed Martin Photo)

The U.S. State Department has approved a nearly $1.7 billion sale of up to eight Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 C/D Block 70 Viper fighters and related munitions to Bulgaria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said that it had informed Congress of the possible sale on Apr. 4. The sale could also include 19 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120C-7/C-8 or equivalent missiles; 28 Boeing [BA] GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs); four Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced…

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