The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale (FMS) to Poland for the F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade (MLU), estimated at $7.30 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) provided Congress with the necessary certification and notified them of the possible sale today.
Poland has requested various systems for the upgrade, including 58 Improved Programmable Display Generators, 58 Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code capability, and 58 AN/APG-83 AESA Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR). Additional upgrades include 60 Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AHs or equivalent, 60 Next Generation Mission Computers, 73 AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suites, and 73 AN/ALQ-254V(1) Viper Shield advanced EW suites or their equivalents.
The proposed sale aims to bring Poland's F-16 fleet to the latest Viper standard. Lockheed Martin, based in Greenville, SC, will be the primary contractor for this upgrade.
