The package includes aircraft modifications, flight training, maintenance support, spare parts, ground handling equipment, and a specialized software system.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, BAE Systems, and AAR Corporation are the leading contractors of the transaction. However, this package did not include the actual aircraft. The jet will be provided by NATO allies rather than directly from the US, Xinhua reported, according to the DSCA.
The support package followed the previous $266.4 million F-16 maintenance agreement approved in December 2024 under the control of Joe Biden, which provides mission planning systems and key maintenance equipment.
Several NATO members, including the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Belgium, have collectively pledged 79 F-16s to Ukraine, with more deliveries expected throughout 2025.
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