Slovakia to buy F-16 fighters from the United States

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The government of Slovakia has decided to buy 14 F-16 "Block" 70/72 fighter planes from the United States, which are to replace the air rifles today in the MiG-29 country's aviation , transmitted Eurasia Daily. ] "Based on the badysis we made the best decision, we are talking about advanced aircraft, which in terms of value, quality and capabilities, and also because our country can afford, n & # Have no competition, "said Peter Gaidosh, Slovak Minister of Defense,
Earlier, Prime Minister Petter Pelegrini noted that the decision to buy new aircraft should not be postponed because debates over the issue have been working for several years now. The Prime Minister announced that Slovakia would pay 1.569 billion euros for 14 hunters, as well as training pilots and ground personnel, weapons and logistics. He said the government was not guided by geopolitical aspects but by technical and economic parameters.