29 AUGUST, 2017 SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM BY:
ARIE EGOZI LONDON
Normally fierce rivals, Elbit Systems and
Israel Aerospace Industries are co-operating on an upgrade package for elderly
Lockheed Martin F-16As.
Israel retired its "Netz" fighters earlier this
year and is now looking to sell the 40-strong inventory, which would be
extensively modernised by the partners.
No details of the enhancements has been revealed, but the
Israeli air force previously upgraded of its F-16C/Ds under the "Barak
2020" initiative.
The aircraft gained an avionics and mission system
enhancement, as well as structural strengthening.
Modifications will begin only when a customer has signed
for the aircraft.
The F-16As have been in Israeli service since 1980, but
most recently have been employed as aggressor aircraft for training missions.
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