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Israel to update its F-16C/D fighters

Tel Aviv, Israel - To extend their lifetime to 2020

The Israeli Air Force is going to update its aging Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighter jets to bring them at the same level or the more recent F-16Is, extending their operational lifetime to 2020. This upgrade is part of a wider modernization program dubbed "Barak 2020". Among the modifications that will be applied to these aircraft there is an avionics upgrade that should allow the interoperability...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104288
Rome, Italy, 05/12/2009 07:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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