Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[araz]

Back long time ago

So are you saying that we are getting the old bl,15OCUs meant for us that went to their Navy?confirmation would be appreciated.
A

 

[Aamir Hussain]

What exactly is thie F16 V that is lately being mentioned , I know there are the UAE Falcons , which were custom

"JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 7, 2015 – Lockheed Martin brought its F-16 cockpit demonstrator to Indonesia this week to highlight the F-16V, the latest version of Lockheed Martin’s venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter. The F-16V offers the most advanced 4th Generation capability available on the market today, including Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) and enhancements to the aircraft’s mission computer, vehicle systems, aircraft structure, cockpit and electronic warfare system.

The F-16V is the next generation configuration that leverages a common worldwide sustainment infrastructure and provides significant capability improvements to the world’s most affordable and effective multi-role fighter. This upgrade and production configuration will be the predominant configuration for the F-16 worldwide fleet. The new avionics configuration represents the most significant F-16 upgrade to date.

With more than 4,500 F-16s delivered, the F-16V is a natural step in the evolution of the world’s most successful 4th Generation fighter. The Fighting Falcon program has continually evolved as it began with the F-16 A/B as the lightweight fighter then transitioned to F-16 C/D and Block 60 versions as customers’ requirements evolved.

For additional information, visit our website: lockheedmartin.com/f16"

 

[fatman17]

So are you saying that we are getting the old bl,5s meant for us that went to their Navy?confirmation would be appreciated.
A

Correct

 

[Windjammer]

 

[black-hawk_101]

is PAF getting their 14 remaining F-16s? as 2 F-16s have already been arrived.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[IrbiS]

Lockheed's enhanced F-16V makes first flight

• 
  

• 21 OCTOBER, 2015
  
• BY: CRAIG HOYLE
  
• LONDON

The newest version of Lockheed Martin’s venerable F-16 has taken to the air for the first time, with a range of equipment enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Flown from Lockheed’s Fort Worth production facility in Texas on 16 October, the F-16V is being aimed at potential export customers, including Indonesia. The company exhibited a cockpit demonstrator for the new variant in Jakarta earlier this month, having formally launched the product at the Singapore air show in 2012.

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed describes the addition of Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as delivering “a quantum leap in capability” for the F-16.Further enhancements incorporated for the F-16V include the addition of a centre pedestal display for the pilot, plus a modernised mission computer, other new avionics equipment and an updated electronic warfare system. Combined, these “add significant combat capabilities to address the dynamic threat environments emerging in the coming decades”, the company says.

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed is offering to manufacture the V-model aircraft for new and repeat customers, or to provide elements of the update package – such as the AESA radar – during upgrades to in-service examples. Taiwan is the launch customer for such a modernisation programme, with 144 F-16A/Bs to be updated via a Lockheed-led activity.More than 4,550 F-16s have been delivered throughout the programme’s history. The design was first flown in 1974, and Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database records the type’s current active global fleet as totalling 2,998 aircraft. Lockheed’s current sales backlog for the type includes fighters on order for Egypt and Iraq, while the United Arab Emirates also plans to increase the size of its current fleet of E/F-model examples

 

[A2Z]

Lockheed's enhanced F-16V makes first flight

• 21 OCTOBER, 2015
  
• BY: CRAIG HOYLE
  
• LONDON

The newest version of Lockheed Martin’s venerable F-16 has taken to the air for the first time, with a range of equipment enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Flown from Lockheed’s Fort Worth production facility in Texas on 16 October, the F-16V is being aimed at potential export customers, including Indonesia. The company exhibited a cockpit demonstrator for the new variant in Jakarta earlier this month, having formally launched the product at the Singapore air show in 2012.

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed describes the addition of Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as delivering “a quantum leap in capability” for the F-16.Further enhancements incorporated for the F-16V include the addition of a centre pedestal display for the pilot, plus a modernised mission computer, other new avionics equipment and an updated electronic warfare system. Combined, these “add significant combat capabilities to address the dynamic threat environments emerging in the coming decades”, the company says.

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed is offering to manufacture the V-model aircraft for new and repeat customers, or to provide elements of the update package – such as the AESA radar – during upgrades to in-service examples. Taiwan is the launch customer for such a modernisation programme, with 144 F-16A/Bs to be updated via a Lockheed-led activity.More than 4,550 F-16s have been delivered throughout the programme’s history. The design was first flown in 1974, and Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database records the type’s current active global fleet as totalling 2,998 aircraft. Lockheed’s current sales backlog for the type includes fighters on order for Egypt and Iraq, while the United Arab Emirates also plans to increase the size of its current fleet of E/F-model examples

Are all blocks upgrade able to V standards?

 

[aliyusuf]

Are all blocks upgrade able to V standards?

Radar and avionics wise yes.

 

[fatman17]

White House Set to Sell New Fighter Jets to Pakistan in Bid to Bolster Partnership
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and DAVID E. SANGEROCT. 21, 2015

8 F16C/D are proposed to be sold.

 

[aliyusuf]

White House Set to Sell New Fighter Jets to Pakistan in Bid to Bolster Partnership
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and DAVID E. SANGEROCT. 21, 2015

8 F16C/D are proposed to be sold.

Hope these are the AESA equipped F-16Vs.

 

[A2Z]

White House Set to Sell New Fighter Jets to Pakistan in Bid to Bolster Partnership
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and DAVID E. SANGEROCT. 21, 2015

8 F16C/D are proposed to be sold.

Did PAF asked for them or they themselves are approving the sales? Last time we had the option to purchase 36 but we bought only 18 so option for additional 18 was on the table. Right? So does this mean we are now looking to but 26?
And by any chance does these 8 refer to the 8 from remaining 12, embargoed ones?

 

[GHOST RIDER]

White House Set to Sell New Fighter Jets to Pakistan in Bid to Bolster Partnership
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and DAVID E. SANGEROCT. 21, 2015

8 F16C/D are proposed to be sold.

Which squadron will these 8 F-16s go ?
Since only 5 Squadron has this version
And they have 18 of these
Will they increase the number to 26 planes then ?

 

[airbus101]

F-16V Takes Flight · Lockheed Martin
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, the latest and most advanced F-16 on the market today. The October 16 flight marks the first time an F-16 has flown with Northrop Grumman’s advanced APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), which will deliver a quantum leap in capability for the venerable F-16.

The F-16V “Viper” advanced avionics configuration also includes a new cockpit Center Pedestal Display, a modernized mission computer, a high-capacity Ethernet data bus, and several other missions systems enhancements that collectively add significant combat capabilities to address the dynamic threat environments emerging in the coming decades.

“This flight marks a historic milestone in the evolution of the F-16,” said Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-16/F-22 Integrated Fighter Group. “The new F-16V configuration includes numerous enhancements designed to keep the F-16 at the forefront of international security, strengthening its position as the world’s foremost combat-proven 4th Generation fighter aircraft.”

The F-16V, an option for both new production F-16s and F-16 upgrades, is the next generation configuration that leverages a common worldwide sustainment infrastructure and provides significant capability improvements to the world’s most affordable, combat-proven multi-role fighter.

Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR AESA fire control radar provides 5th Generation air-to-air and air-to-ground radar capability. Northrop Grumman also provides AESA radars for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

With more than 4,550 F-16s delivered to date, the F-16V is a natural step in the evolution of the world’s most successful 4th Generation fighter.

 

[black-hawk_101]

Any Chance of PAF getting these after PM visits?

12 Remaining F-16s (2 already arrived)
45 Jordanian F-16s
21 Venezuela F-16s

with upgrade to MLU-3

What is the news of about 8 or 32 new F-16s coming to PAF?