CROATIA TO BUY ISRAELI F-16 BARAKS
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Croatia to buy Israeli F-16 Baraks. |
Croatia has accepted Israel’s offer to supply a dozen F-16 fighter jets for its air force, the government confirmed on Thursday.
The minister said he expects the first aircraft to arrive in 2020 and the last ones in 2022.
Israel had been in competition with several countries that Croatia had asked last year to bid for contracts to supply fighter jets.
Sweden’s SAAB was reported by local media as the most serious competitor, offering new Gripen planes, but at a much higher price.
Croatia joined the NATO alliance in 2009 and the EuropeanUnion in 2013. Its air force currently operates a squadron of outdated MIG-21 fighter jets.
Image: George Karavantos
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