US Approves F-16 Upgrade After Turkey Eases Stand on NATO

US Approves F-16 Upgrade After Turkey Eases Stand on NATO
A US Air Force's (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet in a file photo. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. agreed Monday to sell Turkey $259 million in software it has long sought to upgrade its fleet of U.S. F-16 fighter jets. State Department approval of the sale comes about two weeks after Turkey dropped its objections to Finland joining NATO.

Turkey continues to withhold its approval for Sweden to join the military alliance. NATO requires unanimous approval to admit new members.