Procurement: November 30, 2000

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: The US was the largest exporter of combat aircraft in 1999, having sold 119 aircraft to nine nations. These included:

@ 25 F-18s to Finland

@ 25 F-16s to Portugal

@ 20 F-16s to Turkey

@ 20 F-15s to Saudi Arabia

@ 9 F-16s to Singapore

@ 7 A-14s and three P-3s to Argentina

@ 5 F-18s to Turkey

@ 4 F-15s to Israel

@ 1 P-3 to Australia

Last year, France sold nine, Britain ten, Germany one, and Russia did not report its export sales but these are thought to be about 25 to India, Kazakhstan, and China.--Stephen V Cole