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Croatia agrees to buy Israeli F-16s for $500 million
2018-01-27
[AA.TR] Israel on Friday agreed to sell 30 used F-16 fighter jets to Croatia for $500 million.

According to a statement from Israel’s Prime Ministers’ Office, the agreement was advanced when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic met earlier in the day at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
The deal also requires Washington’s approval, however, as the planes are produced in the U.S.

The two leaders also agreed to expand cooperation in many areas, including the economy, agriculture and tourism, the statement said.

Posted by:Fred

#6  Considering they are one of the few countries that are telling the EU to fuck off...

They need F-16s.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-01-27 19:02  

#5  I like Croatia. Pretty place and more solid than the rest of the arena.
Posted by: newc   2018-01-27 16:11  

#4  Because the Croats Hve a) an obsolete air force and b a historical dislike and distrust of the Russians?
Posted by: Pappy   2018-01-27 13:07  

#3  Why does a sh*thole Balkan country need fighter jets?
Posted by: jpal   2018-01-27 11:28  

#2  The cost is about what their existing Russian-made MiG-21 warplanes cost.
Posted by: BernardZ   2018-01-27 07:40  

#1  Croatia has $500 million. How on Earth? Figure the IAF will train the guys.
What's it cost to keep the F16 running?
What's the need? Who's the potential enemy?
The Balkans, where they produce more history than they can consume locally.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2018-01-27 06:01  

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