IDFAF F-16B block 5 (original) #986 came to Israel in 1994. It was never used by the IDFAF and in 2001 turned to be a test bird for the ACE program in which it received code 4X-ACE and serial #313 equiped with the IAI EL/M-2032 radar and some other new electronics. No contract was ever signed. [IDFAF photo]
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News: IDFAF retires F-16 A/B ‘Netz’ fleet and puts 40 of them up for sale [2017-01-03]
The Israeli air force officially retired its F-16A/B "Netz" fleet, concluding the plane's 36 years of operational service with the branch. About 90 Netz (Hawk) aircraft were withdrawn from service during a ceremony at Israel's Ouvda AFB.
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F-16 #313
Used by Israeli Aircraft Industries and was reserialed 313 during the demonstration fase but is normally 986.
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