State Department approves potential $6.5 billion F-35A sale to Belgium

摘要

The State Department has cleared a potential $6.5 billion sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Belgium, which is in the midst of competing a new fighter requirement. The possible sale is for 34 of Lockheed Martin's F-35A conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, including 38 Pratt & Whitney F-135 engines, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.