Yes, at SABCA, that's the original idea at least. We can only guess about other potential participants like Greece/Poland/TurkiyeI wonder where all those planes are going to be refurbished and put more or less in a comune standards. Belgium?
Block 60s have an all new radome and reworked nose section for their APG-80 radars.1. If this has an AESA radar, is it necessary to have the pitot tube on the radome? the Block 60 does away with the tube.
right the advantage of the 83 is that its scalable to different types of F-16s.Block 60s have an all new radome and reworked nose section for their APG-80 radars.
The APG-83 installed in new Block 70/72 F-16s and older F-16 updated to F-16V standard is a drop-in replacement of the older radar sets.
They do, they want to see licence paymentsor does the UAE have some kind of ownership of certain Block 60 technologies that make it difficult?
2. Since HaveGlass V is trending now, I am surprised its not applied on these new builds
I'm amazed that the UAE managed to get such a deal. Is that true for the F110-GE-132 engine as well? It seems odd that the latest F-15s or F-16s powered by F110s don't use that variant.They do, they want to see licence payments
But it's not only that. The first operators looking for an upgrade including AESA were the RoKAF, ROCAF and the USAF. Korea initially selected the BAE offering with Raytheon's RACR, but Taiwan and the USAF went with LM's upgrade with NG's APG-83. Subsequently the RoKAF cancelled the contract with BAE and selected the now defacto standard LM upgrade with the APG-83 radar instead (aka the F-16V Viper) .
All of these 3 programs were upgrades to existing F-16s, so the new radar had to fit into older airframes. LM then offered this package for their latest new build version aswell, which is the F-16C/D Block 70/72.
Surely LM would offer a newer version of the F-16E/F Block 60, if anyone wants to pay for it, but so far, customers prefer the safer and cheaper option.
A few weeks ago, I posted these three pictures in the thread 'AGM-109/BGM-109 Tomahawk/Gryphon'. Link: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/agm-109-bgm-109-tomahawk-gryphon.8698/post-612301Not sure if this belongs here but found these images on the SDAM site, no info. Some type of anti-shipping missile?
I assume it will be replacing the Su-22s. what kind of ordinances does the F-16 have for anti shipping missions? Harpoon?
Could we soon see this?
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China
A package could include U.S. F-16 fighter jets and come with special financing terms that could help Hanoi steer away from its reliance on lower-cost Russian-made arms.www.reuters.com
Will Vietnam Buy F-16 Fighter Jets and US Sub Hunting Planes?
With the lifting of the arms embargo, Vietnam is purportedly mulling the purchase of U.S. military aircraft.thediplomat.com
F-16 Viper could fly alongside Su-30 in Vietnam People's Air Force
There is talk of Vietnam's People's Air Force acquiring F-16 fighters. VPAF currently maintains a fleet of 10 Su-27s, complemented by 35 Su-30s and 34 Su-22s.bulgarianmilitary.com
I assume it will be replacing the Su-22s. what kind of ordinances does the F-16 have for anti shipping missions? Harpoon?
The first U.S.-made F-16 combat aircraft the Netherlands is donating Ukraine will arrive in Romania's training centre within two weeks, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday.
"I expect the Patriot missiles to be delivered shortly, to aid Ukraine in the upcoming winter. And the same speed applies to the F-16s," Rutte during a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
"The first ones will be shipped to the training centre in Romania within the next two weeks so that day we will get ready for further training," he added.
I have seen nothing pointing to any F-16s having been moved to Ukraine yet. Neither have I seen any credible rumours pointing to any being moved to Ukraine before spring. However, the first flights of Ukrainian pilots in twin-seater Vipers are about to commence any day now.Рыбарь
❗️ О прибытии F-16 на Украину Этой ночью из Польши на Украину въехало два грузовика, в которых находилось два разобранных американских истребителя F-16. По состоянию на 2 ноября на территорию Украины уже перевезено пять самолетов этого типа. ▪️С одной стороны, поставки американских...t.me
Rybar writes that first f-16 airframes have been moved into Ukraine. Now, it's easy to just say he's making it up. But one is left wondering if there is ANY other similar claim/indication from any other source on those f-16s?
I have seen nothing pointing to any F-16s having been moved to Ukraine yet.
If I remember correctly, yes.Hasn't the Netherlands started transferring the F-16s it said it would donate to Ukraine to Romania for pilot training?
You are severely underestimating the Dutch F-16s here.In Ukriinya's particular case, operating F-16 point defense fighters would be a downgrade compared to, dare I say it, soviet era mig-29s not to mention the flankers they already had.
Nonsense. Those are not vanilla F-16A/Bs with no BVR capability like in the 80s. Dutch (& Danish, Norwegian and Belgian) F-16s went through a Mid Life Update (MLU) program around the turn of the century that brought them to a level comparable to the F-16C/D Block 50/52 in terms of capabilities. They have received constant updates (mostly software) since then that added even more capabilities. They are able to employ modern weapons like AIM-120C, AIM-9X, AGM-88 HARM, all the JDAM family, JSOW, SDB and modern targeting pods like Litening and Sniper XR. They are significantly more capable than the vanilla, Soviet-era MiG-29s and even Su-27s that Ukraine is currently using. A Dutch F-16 MLU literally shot down a Soviet-era MiG-29 (a Yugoslavian one) with an AMRAAM during the Kosovo war back in 1999...In Ukriinya's particular case, operating F-16 point defense fighters would be a downgrade compared to, dare I say it, soviet era mig-29s not to mention the flankers they already had.
I believe the US should unofficially send the F-35 VLO miracle to target S-400 batteries and confront the russians with humiliating facts on the ground. Certainly, this capability exists in more than marketing brochures, so why not use it in glorious combat?
A Dutch F-16 MLU literally shootdown a Soviet-era MiG-29 (a Yugoslavian one) with an AMRAAM during the Kosovo war back in 1999...
A Dutch F-16 MLU literally shot down a Soviet-era MiG-29 (a Yugoslavian one) with an AMRAAM during the Kosovo war back in 1999...
Why not, the nimble P-73 is a death sentence within its engagement envelope as the USAF has learned in its DACT sessions and the P-27 in its multiple versions is by no means deprecated.You are severely underestimating the Dutch F-16s here.
Soviet era MiG-29s would have no chance against them in air-air combat, plus only rudimentary ground attack capability in comparison.
Why not, the nimble P-73 is a death sentence within its engagement envelope as the USAF has learned in its DACT sessions and the P-27 in its multiple versions is by no means deprecated.
First, the F-16 will get acquainted with the P-37M, it knocks down everything that had the temerity to take offI have a strong suspicion that some time in 2024 after the F-16s have been deployed by the Ukrainian airforce the Russians are going to find out the hard way why the AIM-120 is known as the "Slammer".