Congress approves the sale of F-16 fighters to Türkiye. On January 26, the US government approved this deal worth $23 billion.
The US Congress was informed on the same day of the Turkish request regarding the fighters. Turkey delayed Sweden's accession to NATO by requiring "simultaneous" American approval to sell fighters to it. The Foreign Relations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives announced their approval of the sale in their statements on January 26. The period for expressing reservations on arms deals in Congress is 15 days for NATO member states and 30 days for non-NATO member states.