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Article: Office of the Vice President -- Vice President Gore lauds Lockheed Martin sale of F-16s to the United Arab Emirates.
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- M2 Presswire
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- March 7, 2000
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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Vice President -- Vice President Gore lauds Lockheed Martin sale of F-16s to the United Arab Emirates (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Washington, DC -- Vice President Al Gore today congratulated Lockheed Martin and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday's announcement from Abu Dhabi that they have completed terms on the sale of 80 F-16 fighter jets to the UAE -- finalizing a purchase announced at the White House in May of 1998 by UAE Crown Prince Khalifa and Vice President Gore.
The sale of the 80 F-16s at an estimated cost of more than $6 billion will generate -- ...