Iraq Forces ‘Very Close’ to Signing F-16 Request, U.S. Says
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Iraq is "very close" to signing a letter of intent to buy up to 36 Lockheed Martin Corp. F-16 jets, said the senior U.S. Air Force general in that country.
Major General Russ Handy told reporters at the Pentagon that Iraq would buy a first installment of 18 aircraft, with a potential total of 36.