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06-20-2005, 02:16 AM
F-16 Deal for Pakistan Could Feature Advanced Weapons
06/19/2005 05:18:56 PM
Pakistan is in line to receive one of the most modern versions of the F-16s, after years of being subject to an arms-sales ban that kept Washington from delivering fighters that Islamabad had bought.
U.S. officials are cautious in discussing the exact arms package they plan to deliver to Pakistan, although the deal could be for about 55 new aircraft. The sale is largely a reward for Islamabad's support of U.S. military operations in the region.
One of the issues with which the U.S. is grappling involves Pakistan's desire to both upgrade 32 F-16s in its fleet and buy F-16 Block 50/52s with a sophisticated weapons package. But new aircraft will not be available until around 2008 or 2009, so a gap-filler package of used F-16s is being considered, says USAF Lt. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kohler, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
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http://aviationnow.ecnext.com/free-scripts/comsite2.pl?page=aw_document&article=06205p04
06/19/2005 05:18:56 PM
Pakistan is in line to receive one of the most modern versions of the F-16s, after years of being subject to an arms-sales ban that kept Washington from delivering fighters that Islamabad had bought.
U.S. officials are cautious in discussing the exact arms package they plan to deliver to Pakistan, although the deal could be for about 55 new aircraft. The sale is largely a reward for Islamabad's support of U.S. military operations in the region.
One of the issues with which the U.S. is grappling involves Pakistan's desire to both upgrade 32 F-16s in its fleet and buy F-16 Block 50/52s with a sophisticated weapons package. But new aircraft will not be available until around 2008 or 2009, so a gap-filler package of used F-16s is being considered, says USAF Lt. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kohler, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
More at:
http://aviationnow.ecnext.com/free-scripts/comsite2.pl?page=aw_document&article=06205p04