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Some F-16s already delivered to Pakistan



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JetTest
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All Pakistan Vipers, and the last 2 or 3 buys by Israel have been PW. In fact, pretty much since UAE Block 60's, all foriegn F-16 sales have been PW-229.
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JetTest wrote:
All Pakistan Vipers, and the last 2 or 3 buys by Israel have been PW. In fact, pretty much since UAE Block 60's, all foriegn F-16 sales have been PW-229.


Thanks for this info JetTest.

To the other people onboard and referring to my last post: By the hunter-killer concept, I meant to say the segregated role of sensor and shooter or segregated pilot and weapon system officer jobs. Have dual seat F-16s ever been used this way or are they capable to be used this way?
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The Israeli F-16I and Singaporian F-16S - both based on the same design and both dual seaters with "humpbacks" are pilot and WSO.

There are more details on the pages of the Israeli and Singaporian AF's. Polish, Chilean, Morocco have similar functions, but most likely less sofisticated.

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The Dawn wrote:

US releases $116m for upgrading F-16s
August 16, 2008

WASHINGTON: The United States has released $116 million to finance mid-life upgrades for Pakistan’s aging fleet of F-16 fighter planes.

The US administration will provide a total of $474 million to Pakistan for this purpose. Pakistan had already received the first tranche of $108 million.

Last month, the Bush administration accepted Pakistan’s request to shift $230 million from counter-terrorism funds for this purpose.

Normally, counter-terrorism funds cannot be used for buying such weapons but the Bush administration said it accepted Pakistan’s request because it wanted to help “a strong ally faced with a difficult financial situation.”

The mid-life updates will provide these older aircraft with the same level of technology installed in the current models of F-16s.

The mid-life enhancements will also provide the Pakistan Air Force with the technological capability to conduct precision close air strikes, non-traditional intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.

Under this arrangement, Pakistan also receives advanced avionics and radar upgrades and communications and targeting systems that will enable real-time communication with ground forces. The new equipment will also generate ground position data that can be used to direct guided munitions to a target.

The updates will allow Pakistan to employ F-16s for night-time operations as well.

India and pro-Indian lawmakers in the US Congress, however, have strongly opposed Washington’s decision to divert counter-terrorism funds for F-16s, claiming that new airborne capabilities will be used against India.

source: http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/17/top10.htm

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