15 AUGUST, 2017 SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM BY:
ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV
Argentina has stopped negotiations about a possible
purchase of upgraded Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Kfir fighters, despite
indications earlier this year that a deal for 12-14 aircraft could be
finalised.
IAI's proposal was linked to the supply of a modernised
version of the vintage airframe with a GE Aviation J79 engine, Elta Systems'
EL/M-2032 active electronically scanned array radar and an open architecture
avionics suite that would allow a customer to install its own systems.
The Israeli company – which has previously supplied Kfirs
to Colombia, Ecuador and Sri Lanka, says "other options are being evaluated
with Argentina". Its Block 60 version is the latest upgrade to the
Israeli-made type, which entered operational service more than 40 years ago.
Original post: flightglobal.com
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