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The USAF SLEP is for C/Ds.

I've always assumed that as well, and the current USAF plan is for C/D models, but there is/was a SLEP for early block A/B models. Although I'm not sure whether this is still viable.

In view of the challenges inherent in operating F-16s to 8,000 flight hours, together with the moderate risk involved in JSF integration, the Department established a program to earmark by FY 2000 some 200 older, Block 15 F-16 fighter aircraft in inactive storage for potential reactivation.

Even relatively "young" aircraft like the F-16 (average age 9 years in 1998) are affected by age: skin corrosion, bulkhead cracks and landing gear wear are common. The F-16 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) extends the F-16A/B service life to 8,000 hours at a cost of $703K per aircraft in Fiscal Year 98.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-16-life.htm
 
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Aren't both APG83 and APG80 liquid cooled?

For some reason APG80 so far has only been installed on Block 60 F16s

The American Air Force has also opted for the APG83 for its B1 Lancers
APG-83 is air cooled.

Installation of APG-80 would require extensive work, in order to accommodate its liquid cooling system.
 
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MLU's, ADF's and Block 52's.

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Falcon UP and the Falcon STAR programs. Still available.

If I remember correctly, PAF A/B Vipers underwent the Falcon UP programme in the 1990s to achieve around 6,000 hours airframe life, as this could be done at depot level, but they have not received any SLEP which requires MRO, and it's unclear if they had any SLEP as part of the MLU in Turkey, which would bring their airframe life to 8,000 hours. @Bilal Khan (Quwa) would you have any further insight?

EDIT: It seems some of our A/B models have already undegone Falcon UP/STAR structural upgrades, so they should now have a service life of around 8,000 hours. The DSCA notification from 2006 was for 14 structural kits, which I assume was for the 14 embargoed/released aircraft. I think the Jordanian MLU Vipers had already undergone UP/STAR.

http://web.archive.org/web/20130516...il/PressReleases/36-b/2006/Pakistan_06-11.pdf
 
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Block-60 tech is only for UAE and they have rights to all the tech especially for Block-60 having said that it was UAE that paid for all the R&D .....

Yeah, but were made fools out of. LMTAS just went around and offered an AESA F-16V, which custimers are lapping up and literally no one else is touching the Block 60
 
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Yeah, but were made fools out of. LMTAS just went around and offered an AESA F-16V, which custimers are lapping up and literally no one else is touching the Block 60

That could be another factor however, Block-60 is purely sponsored for UAE that incorporates a lot of gadgets including Radar and all. However, I would call it a best one around.
 
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