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Lockheed Signs $6.4 Billion Deal For 80 F-16 Jets for the Emirates. The deal is announced by the UAE government and represents one of the largest weapons sales in the history of the company at that time. The F-16 is a multirole fighter aircraft that has been in service with the US Air Force and other countries for several decades, and this deal provides the UAE with advanced military capabilities for its defences.
Saturday, 4 March, 2000