of State Department On Friday, it approved the sale of dozens of new fighter jets to both Turkey and Greece.
The State Department has agreed to sell Turkey 40 new F-16 fighter jets, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The agency also agreed to sell 40 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey's neighbor Greece.
Congress was notified today of the sale to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
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A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet was seen flying (Ko Bumjoon/News, Associated Press, File)
Turkey also plans to upgrade 79 ships in its existing fleet.
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The cost to Turkey is estimated to be up to $23 billion, the agency said.
The Greek purchase price could be up to $8.6 billion.
