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Air Defence Politics

US State Department Approves F-16 Block 70 Sale to Peru

17 Sep, 00:50
2 mins

The US State Department approved a sale of F-16 Block 70, including single and twin seater configurations, alongside a small number of air-to-air missiles.

Air Ammunition Weapon / Missile Bilateral Relations Modernisation Interview / Exclusive File

U.S.: The Threshold on S-400 is the NDAA and CAATSA, not IAB

03 Oct, 00:01
8 mins

Deploying S-400 at IAB won’t solve the problem. The threshold is not about easing U.S. concerns. It is about meeting the NDAA and CAATSA demands.”

E/W

Lockheed Martin Supplies EW System for Moroccan F-16s

03 Jul, 19:19
2 mins

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to provide a Viper Shield electronic warfare system for Morocco’s F-16 fighter jets.

Air Modernisation

Turkiye's F-16 Viper Modernisation to be Divided by Two

09 Apr, 18:06
3 Min Read

Turkiye’s F-16 Modernisation programme with the US is currently under discussion. Two institutions will share the workload to upgrade 79 jets to Block 70 level.

Modernisation E/W

TuRAF Goes for Northrop Grumman's IVEWS E/W Systems

08 Feb, 16:32
2 min read

Turkish Air Force chooses Northrop Grumman's AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for Turkish f-16s.

Air Bilateral Relations

Biden Pushes U.S. Congress to Approve F-16 Sale to Turkiye

24 Jan, 21:40
2 min read

U.S. President Joe Biden’s White House sent a letter to members of Congress on Wednesday urging approval of F-16 aircraft and modernisation kits to Turkiye.