Croatia nixes F-16 purchase from Israel after US objection
Croatia's government on Monday formally canceled a $500 million deal to buy 12 used fighter jets from Israel after it collapsed over US objections. The defense minister said the Balkan country will restart the search for the right deal.
Israel and Croatia reached a tentative deal in March for the sale of the upgraded F-16 Barak fighter planes, pending US approval to allow the American-made technology to be purchased by a third party.
