F-16 Block 15MLU/50/52 Fighter
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Haider, with due respect, Pakistan is NOT getting 36 F-16C Block 52 aircraft RIGHT NOW. Pakistan has bought 18 so far and still has the option to buy 18 more (for an possible total of 36 F-16C Block 52 fighter aircraft). Read this for more clarification:
"October 2, 2006 (by Asif Shamim) - The Pakistani Air Force announced today the signing of an agreement between the Pakistani and U.S. governments for the US to provide 18 new F-16 fighter jets to the country.
The deal also includes the upgrade of the current 32 F-16s in the fleet and air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, the air force said in a statement.
In July, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress that the F-16s would come with 200 Sidewinder and 500 AIM-120C5 air-to-air missiles plus 800 general purpose 2,000 and 500-pound bombs.
The two governments signed the letter of offer and acceptance in Islamabad on Saturday. Sept 30, but it is not clear when these new fighters would be delivered to Pakistan.
One diplomatic source was quoted to have said, "Under the deal, even a day’s delay could have caused an increase of more than $140 million in the price". The same source also suggested some differences on the money Pakistan had to pay up front. "All the differences, on payment installations, on technical restrictions, have been resolved to satisfactory level," he said.
Asked to define the level of satisfaction, the source said: "Both sides had to accommodate each other before they reached an understanding".
The signing has taken place, even though in the recent weeks several news agencies have reported a delay in pen going to paper due to the US imposing new conditions on the sale. It has been suggested that the jets in question did not have or had reduced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, which Pakistan had serious issues with.
This jet deal goes back to the 1980s, when Washington initially agreed to sell further F-16s, only to scrap the accord after sanctions were applied on Pakistan for pursuing it’s nuclear weapons program."
http://www.f-16.net/news_article2002.html
"October 2, 2006 (by Asif Shamim) - The Pakistani Air Force announced today the signing of an agreement between the Pakistani and U.S. governments for the US to provide 18 new F-16 fighter jets to the country.
The deal also includes the upgrade of the current 32 F-16s in the fleet and air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, the air force said in a statement.
In July, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress that the F-16s would come with 200 Sidewinder and 500 AIM-120C5 air-to-air missiles plus 800 general purpose 2,000 and 500-pound bombs.
The two governments signed the letter of offer and acceptance in Islamabad on Saturday. Sept 30, but it is not clear when these new fighters would be delivered to Pakistan.
One diplomatic source was quoted to have said, "Under the deal, even a day’s delay could have caused an increase of more than $140 million in the price". The same source also suggested some differences on the money Pakistan had to pay up front. "All the differences, on payment installations, on technical restrictions, have been resolved to satisfactory level," he said.
Asked to define the level of satisfaction, the source said: "Both sides had to accommodate each other before they reached an understanding".
The signing has taken place, even though in the recent weeks several news agencies have reported a delay in pen going to paper due to the US imposing new conditions on the sale. It has been suggested that the jets in question did not have or had reduced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, which Pakistan had serious issues with.
This jet deal goes back to the 1980s, when Washington initially agreed to sell further F-16s, only to scrap the accord after sanctions were applied on Pakistan for pursuing it’s nuclear weapons program."
http://www.f-16.net/news_article2002.html
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Will anyone expain me the difference between F-16 bk-50/52 and bk-52+....
What id the meaning of that "plus"....i have mostly seen HAF F-16's pics having caption F-16 bk-52+,is this any kind of upgraded bk-52 F-16???
What id the meaning of that "plus"....i have mostly seen HAF F-16's pics having caption F-16 bk-52+,is this any kind of upgraded bk-52 F-16???
50/52+ denotes the capability to carry JDAMs, APG-68(V9) and HMCS among other upgrades over 50/52. Although many of the older 52's are also getting the V9 retroactive.
First Erieye delivery is slated for around end of 2008.
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Check this out:
"ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $78,006,082 firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales of the AN/ALQ-173 (V) advanced integrated defense electronics warfare to the country of Pakistan. This electronic warfare system will be used on the F-16 aircraft being procured under separate acquisition by the F-16 program office. Associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, flight test support and data are also being acquired under this contract. At this time, $39,003,041 has been obligated. Solicitations began February 2007 and negotiations were complete March 2007. This work will be complete January 2010."
"ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $78,006,082 firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales of the AN/ALQ-173 (V) advanced integrated defense electronics warfare to the country of Pakistan. This electronic warfare system will be used on the F-16 aircraft being procured under separate acquisition by the F-16 program office. Associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, flight test support and data are also being acquired under this contract. At this time, $39,003,041 has been obligated. Solicitations began February 2007 and negotiations were complete March 2007. This work will be complete January 2010."
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Something else (not necessarily relevant to the F-16 but important amyway):
"McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $191,362,762 firm-fixed-priced contract for the procurement of four Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) exercise missiles retrofitted from SLAMs to SLAM-ERs for the U.S. Navy. This contract also provides for the procurement of 48 SLAM-ER tactical missiles (Turkey) and 2 each SLAM-ER Guidance Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Warhead Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Sustainer Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Control Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Exercise Missiles (Turkey); SLAM-ER Captive Air Training Missiles (Turkey); Harpoon Exercise Sections (Japan); Harpoon Exercise/Warhead Containers (Japan); and Harpoon Captive Air Training Missile (CATM-84) (Ballistic Air Test Vehicle-uninstrumented) (Korea) for Foreign Military Sales. In addition, this contract provides for the procurement of 3 SLAM-ER Instrumented Recoverable Air Test Vehicles (Turkey), 59 SLAM-ER All Up Round (AUR) Missile Containers (Turkey), 40 Harpoon Tactical Block II Encapsulated AURs (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 15 Harpoon Tactical Block II Air Launch AURs (Korea), 40 Harpoon Encapsulated AUR containers (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 9 Harpoon Air Launch AUR Containers (Korea), and 6 Harpoon Guidance Section Containers (Japan) for Foreign Military Sales. Work is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($3,749,208; 1.96%) and the Governments of Turkey ($79,150,963; 41.36%); Pakistan ($63,666,450; 33.27%); Korea ($43,974,637); and Japan ($821,504; 0.43%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program."
"McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $191,362,762 firm-fixed-priced contract for the procurement of four Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) exercise missiles retrofitted from SLAMs to SLAM-ERs for the U.S. Navy. This contract also provides for the procurement of 48 SLAM-ER tactical missiles (Turkey) and 2 each SLAM-ER Guidance Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Warhead Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Sustainer Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Control Sections (Turkey); SLAM-ER Exercise Missiles (Turkey); SLAM-ER Captive Air Training Missiles (Turkey); Harpoon Exercise Sections (Japan); Harpoon Exercise/Warhead Containers (Japan); and Harpoon Captive Air Training Missile (CATM-84) (Ballistic Air Test Vehicle-uninstrumented) (Korea) for Foreign Military Sales. In addition, this contract provides for the procurement of 3 SLAM-ER Instrumented Recoverable Air Test Vehicles (Turkey), 59 SLAM-ER All Up Round (AUR) Missile Containers (Turkey), 40 Harpoon Tactical Block II Encapsulated AURs (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 15 Harpoon Tactical Block II Air Launch AURs (Korea), 40 Harpoon Encapsulated AUR containers (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 9 Harpoon Air Launch AUR Containers (Korea), and 6 Harpoon Guidance Section Containers (Japan) for Foreign Military Sales. Work is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($3,749,208; 1.96%) and the Governments of Turkey ($79,150,963; 41.36%); Pakistan ($63,666,450; 33.27%); Korea ($43,974,637); and Japan ($821,504; 0.43%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program."
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Work has started on the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems for the new F-16s (as indicated here):
"Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $68,781,989 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) Full Rate Production 4 (FRP 4) for the USAF F-15, and F-16, MACH Brooks, the Navy F/A-18 platforms, and foreign military sales countries. This effort supports foreign military sales to F-16 Poland, F-16 Belgium, F-16 Pakistan, F-16 Greece, F/A-18 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), F/A-18 Switzerland, and F/A-18 Canada. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete December 2009."
"Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $68,781,989 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) Full Rate Production 4 (FRP 4) for the USAF F-15, and F-16, MACH Brooks, the Navy F/A-18 platforms, and foreign military sales countries. This effort supports foreign military sales to F-16 Poland, F-16 Belgium, F-16 Pakistan, F-16 Greece, F/A-18 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), F/A-18 Switzerland, and F/A-18 Canada. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete December 2009."
Electronic Warfare System Upgrade for Pakistani F-16 Fighter Jets
Thursday April 05, 2007
Karachi: ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J has received a $78 million firm-fixed-price contract for Foreign Military Sales of the AN/ALQ-173 (V) advanced integrated defense electronics warfare to Pakistan.
The electronic warfare system will be used on the F-16 aircraft being procured under separate acquisition by the F-16 program office.
Associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, flight test support and data are also being acquired under the said contract. According to reports the project will be accomplished in January 2010.
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?174188
Thursday April 05, 2007
Karachi: ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J has received a $78 million firm-fixed-price contract for Foreign Military Sales of the AN/ALQ-173 (V) advanced integrated defense electronics warfare to Pakistan.
The electronic warfare system will be used on the F-16 aircraft being procured under separate acquisition by the F-16 program office.
Associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, flight test support and data are also being acquired under the said contract. According to reports the project will be accomplished in January 2010.
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?174188
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New info on the AIM-9M's:
"Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $30,141,985 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-03-C-0003) for the upgrade of 268 AIM-9M missiles for the Governments of Pakistan (200), Malaysia (57), and Korea (11); and for 229 Circuit Card Assembly kits for the Government of Canada. Work is expected to be completed in April 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the Governments of Pakistan ($21,355,000; 70.8%); Malaysia ($6,086,175; 20.2%); Canada ($1,526,285; 5.1%) and Korea ($1,174,525; 3.9%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program."
"Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $30,141,985 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-03-C-0003) for the upgrade of 268 AIM-9M missiles for the Governments of Pakistan (200), Malaysia (57), and Korea (11); and for 229 Circuit Card Assembly kits for the Government of Canada. Work is expected to be completed in April 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the Governments of Pakistan ($21,355,000; 70.8%); Malaysia ($6,086,175; 20.2%); Canada ($1,526,285; 5.1%) and Korea ($1,174,525; 3.9%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program."
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Sniper Targeting Pods:
" Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control â Orlando, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $54,561,370 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for sniper targeting pods in the amount of 22 each and associated support for foreign military sales requirements to Pakistan. At this time, $27,280,685 have been obligated. Solicitations began March 2007 and negotiations were complete April 2007. This work will be complete December 2010."
" Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control â Orlando, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $54,561,370 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for sniper targeting pods in the amount of 22 each and associated support for foreign military sales requirements to Pakistan. At this time, $27,280,685 have been obligated. Solicitations began March 2007 and negotiations were complete April 2007. This work will be complete December 2010."
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This is a follow up to my last post:
"Sniper targeting pods for Pakistan Air Force
May 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control - Orlando, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $54,561,370 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for Sniper targeting pods in the amount of 22 each and associated support for foreign military sales requirements to Pakistan.
Sniper is the U.S. Air Force's advanced targeting pod (ATP). Its outstanding performance is the result of a superior optical bed design combined with advanced image processing algorithms.
Demonstrating exceptional stability and pointing accuracy in U.S. Air Force flight tests, the pod performed exceptionally well throughout the entire F-16 flight envelope, including the supersonic region. A precision targeting system in a single, lightweight, affordable pod, Sniper ATP is designed for current and future fighter aircraft.
Incorporating a high-resolution, mid-wave third-generation FLIR; a dual-mode laser; and a CCD-TV, along with a laser spot tracker and a laser marker, the Sniper ATP vastly improves target detection/identification.
The advanced image processing algorithms, combined with rock-steady stabilization techniques, outperform the best systems in service today. Fully compatible with the latest standoff weaponry, the pod provides automatic tracking and laser designation of tactical size targets via real-time imagery presented on cockpit displays.
Likewise, the supersonic, low-observable design results in a substantial reduction in drag and weight.
At this time, $27,280,685 have been obligated. Solicitations began March 2007 and negotiations were complete April 2007.This work will be complete December 2010."
http://www.****************/news/publish/airforce/Sniper_targeting_pods_for_Pakistan100011620.php
The Sniper Targeting Pods should augment the ATLIS Laser-designating pods already in the PAF's inventory.
"Sniper targeting pods for Pakistan Air Force
May 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control - Orlando, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $54,561,370 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for Sniper targeting pods in the amount of 22 each and associated support for foreign military sales requirements to Pakistan.
Sniper is the U.S. Air Force's advanced targeting pod (ATP). Its outstanding performance is the result of a superior optical bed design combined with advanced image processing algorithms.
Demonstrating exceptional stability and pointing accuracy in U.S. Air Force flight tests, the pod performed exceptionally well throughout the entire F-16 flight envelope, including the supersonic region. A precision targeting system in a single, lightweight, affordable pod, Sniper ATP is designed for current and future fighter aircraft.
Incorporating a high-resolution, mid-wave third-generation FLIR; a dual-mode laser; and a CCD-TV, along with a laser spot tracker and a laser marker, the Sniper ATP vastly improves target detection/identification.
The advanced image processing algorithms, combined with rock-steady stabilization techniques, outperform the best systems in service today. Fully compatible with the latest standoff weaponry, the pod provides automatic tracking and laser designation of tactical size targets via real-time imagery presented on cockpit displays.
Likewise, the supersonic, low-observable design results in a substantial reduction in drag and weight.
At this time, $27,280,685 have been obligated. Solicitations began March 2007 and negotiations were complete April 2007.This work will be complete December 2010."
http://www.****************/news/publish/airforce/Sniper_targeting_pods_for_Pakistan100011620.php
The Sniper Targeting Pods should augment the ATLIS Laser-designating pods already in the PAF's inventory.
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