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Croatia Favors Israeli Offer of F-16s for Air Force
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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
Israeli Air Force F-16s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Croatia should accept Israel’s offer to supply its air force with F-16 fighter jets, the former Yugoslav republic’s national defense council said on Tuesday.
Croatia asked five countries last year to bid for contracts to supply it with fighter jets: Sweden, Israel, the United States, Greece and South Korea.
The Israeli offer, which according to the media reports is worth some $500 million, includes a squadron of 12 already-used F-16s.
“The defense council has accepted that Israel made the best offer and accordingly gave a recommendation to the government,” the defense council, comprising top state and defense officials, said in a statement.
Its recommendation must now be formally approved by the government.
The Swedish company Saab had offered a squadron of new Gripen fighters, in a proposal that local media reported was worth some 800 million euros ($992 million).
Croatia joined the NATO alliance in 2009 and the European Union in 2013.
Its air force currently operates a squadron of outdated MIG-21 fighter jets.
