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Thursday, August 30, 2012

USAF details F-16 life extension programme

F-16CJ Block 50 |The US Air Force is hoping to upgrade some 300 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft as a stopgap measure until the Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter comes online.

The aircraft, which are drawn from the USAF's fleet of Block 40, 42, 50 and 52 machines, will undergo a structural service life extension programme (SLEP) and a combat avionics programmed extension suite (CAPES) upgrade.

The modifications will greatly boost the venerable warplane's capabilities.

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