VCheng
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fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me
R.I.P
F-16 you served us well
a foolish decision indeed to buy f-16s in 1980s when we had fighters blocked in 60s, than 90s and than even during the era of early bush admin when it was repeatedly blocked yet a huge amount of money was poured in to 18 new jets, with no upgrades in site this was indeed a foolish decision
you never purchase an aircraft with no mid life upgrade plans in sight
well army is doing the same with Zulus guess they never learn what happned with the cobras in 1990s
How much of the following comment applies to PAF F-16s?
I think folks need to read before blindly commenting. Customization has degrees. There are inherent capabilities allowed and disallowed depending on where you sit on the ladder. Take the block example. Not all nations will get the same capabilities depending on the clearance available (example DRFM and AShM integration exclusion from blk52s for some customers). There are capabilities and openness in the architecture allowed for partner nations to leverage or further exploit. However there are restrictions placed on exporting these capabilities and only lifted on a case by case basis. This goes all the more with the more advanced, software centric platforms.