Final US defence policy bill removes curbs on F-16 sale to Turkiye

Amendment introduced in US House of Representatives making F-16 sales to Turkiye contingent on series of conditions have been removed in the final defence spending bill, Report informs via Anadolu Agency.

On Tuesday, lawmakers in the US House and Senate said they had reached an agreement on an annual defence policy bill.

"We are pleased to announce we've come to a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on this year's National Defense Authorization Act," the Democratic chairmen and ranking Republicans on the House and Senate armed services committees said in a statement.