It can’t be a “reliable source” if it publishes a lot of basic mistakes!!! Portuguese AF (FAP) doesn’t have OCUs flying anymore since more than a year now!
ALL F-16s from Peace Atlantis I and II programmes (ie, new-built F-16 OCUs and ex-USAF Block15s respectively) are being upgraded to MLU and the last six of these 40 aircraft will fly again by mid-13.
ALL our F-16s went through Falcon-UP and STAR. They’re coming out of upgrade with the latest MLU tape (M6) and FAP has AIM-9Li, AIM-120C-5, AGM-65G, GBU-12, GBU-31(V)1/B, GBU-31(V)3/B, GBU-49 and Litening AT in it’s inventory.
Some aircraft were put for sale more than 5 years ago (before the current crisis), the Defence Ministry even released the serial numbers of the aircraft to be sold: all come from the second, ex-USAF batch. Most of this 12 F-16s are flying for some years with only a few still in the process of modernization.
Abraços!
So are those 12 ex-USAF airframes for sale built in 1983? Good god that’s 29 years old. Is the radar on all your F-16s APG-66(V)2? Would you know how many of the 12 slated for sale are still under modernization? Thank you.
PS: Have absolutely nothing against your country, i just believe that’s a very bad, politically motivated, deal for RoAF , and very expensive for twelve 30 year old aircraft, what the hell are they paying 600 millions and possibly more for if allegedly each aircraft is costing 10 million.
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