Frogman
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Egypt has 42 F16 of block 15... With mig29 coming these planes are easy to replace since alone f16's are 220... That is 5th largest fleet of f16 in the world...
All aircraft from Peace Vector I&II have been upgraded to Block 40 standards as a result of a MLU. Egypt, however, will not part with the jets, it makes up the back bone of the air force and will not sell them when it is pushing to replace all its previous gen jets (Mig-21, F-7 etc.). The arrival of the Mig-29/35 will be used to complement the falcons, not replace them. 4th largest fleet btw.
It has Sparrow F instead of AMRAAM
Also operates the AIM-7 M/P.
And no AIM9X... So the Egyptians bought better planes in the form of block52 but without the BVR option.
Pakistan doesn't operate the AIM-9X either. The Sparrow is still a BVR missile, that statement is factually incorrect, however, whether the Sparrow is adequate enough is another matter.
So upgrading those 42 old to block52 standard and not getting AMRAAM is waste of effort.
Pakistan already operates the AMRAAM, the only thing that limits the Egyptian fighters is the missile, not the software. If Pakistan buys (which will not happen) them then it should have zero problems integrating the AIM-120 on the fighters, which it did on its own fighters only a few years ago. Btw Egyptian F-16s have had the HARPOON integrated on to them, something which Pakistan does not have.
So Saudia helped Egyptians by financing the Mig29 deal with BVR
There has been no official indication that Saudi is financing the deal.
That will replace the older F16 versions
More orders of Block-52 aircraft will replace aircraft lost due to mishaps or attrition (which has already happened with the latest batch). The F-16A/Bs at Block-40 will remain in service for the foreseeable future.
secondly hasnt eygpt been known for poor maintenance of f-16s..what will be their condition.
Has pretty much the same attrition/crash rate of the Israeli Air Force, and you wouldn't think them poor maintainers of the air craft would you?