F-16 program not stopped: US Embassy

[Tehmasib]

ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy has confirmed that the F-16 program with Pakistan has not been stopped. The embassy says reports in the media about the stoppage of the program are not accurate.

According to a US Embassy statement, the planned delivery of the last “new-buy” F-16 purchased by Pakistan is scheduled to arrive from the United States in late January, 2012.

Several other F-16s purchased by Pakistan from the United States are undergoing mid-life upgrades and will arrive in Pakistan beginning in late January.
Deliveries will continue throughout this year and next.

 

[Pak123]

F-16 program not stopped: US Embassy

ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy has confirmed that the F-16 program with Pakistan has not been stopped. The embassy says reports in the media about the stoppage of the program are not accurate.

According to a US Embassy statement, the planned delivery of the last “new-buy” F-16 purchased by Pakistan is scheduled to arrive from the United States in late January, 2012.

Several other F-16s purchased by Pakistan from the United States are undergoing mid-life upgrades and will arrive in Pakistan beginning in late January.
Deliveries will continue throughout this year and next.

F-16 program not stopped: US Embassy

 

[untitled]

Pressure from Lockheed Martin ?

 

[Pak123]

Does that mean we have bought another tranche of 18 F-16 Block 52+ ?

 

[untitled]

Does that mean we have bought another tranche of 18 F-16 Block 52+ ?

Anything that keeps jobs at Fort Worth

 

[regular]

Does that mean we have bought another tranche of 18 F-16 Block 52+ ?

No these are just the old ones sent to US for mid-life upgrades to the level of block C-40/42.......

 

[untitled]

No these are just the old ones sent to US for mid-life upgrades to the level of block C-40/42.......

The article is talking about new F-16s.
The MLU work is being done in Turkey

 

[Pak123]

No these are just the old ones sent to US for mid-life upgrades to the level of block C-40/42.......

According to a US Embassy statement, the planned delivery of the last “new-buy” F-16 purchased by Pakistan is scheduled to arrive from the United States in late January, 2012.

Several other F-16s purchased by Pakistan from the United States are undergoing mid-life upgrades and will arrive in Pakistan beginning in late January.


read the 2 paragraphs !

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

4 old F-16s are in USA for MLU.
6 are in Turkey.
Pakistan asked USA to return 4 more old f-16, out 28 embargoed in 90s. Probably the same are for MLU there.

BUT there is no new deal of any new Block-52.

 

[Pak123]

The article is talking about new F-16s.
The MLU work is being done in Turkey

The MLU is being done both in USA and Turkey !

 

[untitled]

BUT there is no new deal of any new Block-52.

If all PDF members pray harder we might get BLK-60

 

[airbus101]

Yar yhis one is the last one in US for some test and it will be in Pakistan by the end of this month And this was the last blk -52+ and the mlu one'S will be coming home soon from US and turkey Nd all old falcons will be mlued by 2014.

 

[RickyBahal]

If all PDF members pray harder we might get BLK-60

Why you need F16 blk60 when you are going to induct J10B with AESA and Chinese engine with one third of price ??

Do you have doubt or Chinese capability ???

 

[untitled]

Why you need F16 blk60 when you are going to induct.......

Nothing wrong with wishing for something better

Do you have doubt or Chinese capability ???

No and neither should you

 

[farhan_9909]

hell

we need those apg-80 on our f-16.

do it quickly or we wont open the supply lines

Got it :X