Report: Chile Mulls Israeli F-16 Upgrade
Chile would like Israel to upgrade some of its F-16 fighter jets due to controls and limitations set by the American Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system, according to Jane's
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| 27/04/2018
A Chilean F-16 fighter jet (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky - http://www.12af.acc.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/091026-F-4972P-456.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19213953)
The Chilean Air Force is looking again at putting some of its 46 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters through a service life extension program (SLEP), local military sources told Jane's.
The SLEP, which would incorporate upgrades to avionics and weapons sourced from Israel, would free the aircraft from end-user controls and limitations set by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.
According to the sources, the deployment of F-16s armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to provide security over Santiago City during a 2013 summit between Latin American, Caribbean, and EU leaders required US authorization.
Chile would like Israel to upgrade some of its F-16 fighter jets due to controls and limitations set by the American Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system, according to Jane's
A Chilean F-16 fighter jet (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky - http://www.12af.acc.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/091026-F-4972P-456.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19213953)
The Chilean Air Force is looking again at putting some of its 46 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters through a service life extension program (SLEP), local military sources told Jane's.
The SLEP, which would incorporate upgrades to avionics and weapons sourced from Israel, would free the aircraft from end-user controls and limitations set by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.
According to the sources, the deployment of F-16s armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to provide security over Santiago City during a 2013 summit between Latin American, Caribbean, and EU leaders required US authorization.
