Slovakia will purchase 14 US-made F-16 war planes in the Nato member's largest-ever military purchase, the prime minister said Wednesday, dropping his earlier objection to the deal. Defence Minister Peter Gajdos signed the contract with Lockheed Martin representative Ana Wugofski at a press conference in the capital Bratislava after the government approved the purchase. The eurozone member will buy the 14 F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets plus arms and training valued at 1.58 billion euros ($1.8 billion) for delivery by 2023, according to the defence ministry.
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