The State Department this week signed off on the sale of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II jet fighters to the Czech Republic in a deal worth up to $5.6 billion.
Included in the agreement will be a range of spare parts, equipment and ammunition, including bombs and air-to-air missiles.
The State Department said the sale of 24 F-35s will support the foreign policy and national security of the U.S. by improving the protection of a NATO ally that it called “a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe.”
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