The Taiwan F-16 A/B Block 20 Retrofit Project aimed to upgrade 145 units of F-16 A/B fighters to the Block V standard, which included installing the AESA radar as the key component. The project was ordered in 2011, but only 140 units were completed due to five F-16 A/B Block 20 fighters being damaged by Taiwan Air Force clumsy pilots during the period. The project did not upgrade the engines, which remained the same as they were in 1997. Therefore, the overall performance of the upgraded fighters was still inferior to the F-16 C/D Block 50/52. ** It spent about 12 years to complete the retrofit project on the 140 units of F-16 A/B Block 20. ** As published by US Government worldwide to make this retrofit project transparent as below: TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES - RETROFIT OF F-16A/B AIRCRAFT WASHINGTON, September 21, 2011 -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of retrofitting of F-16A/B aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $5.3 billion. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested a retrofit of 145 F-16A/B aircraft that includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems; upgrade 82 ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM pods (AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical data link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28 LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; 128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual Mode/ Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129 Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and HAVE GLASS II applications. Also included are: ammunition, alternate mission equipment, engineering and design study on replacing existing F100-PW-220 engines with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission Computers, cockpit multifunction displays, communication equipment, Joint Mission Planning Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and ground support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $5.3 billion. This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
@___Danny___Ай бұрын
没听过f15要upgrade。
@tikiewel25 күн бұрын
Water from JB King
@user-vj3pz7qf4o5 ай бұрын
Singapore Air Show. February 25.
@xavierwan27504 ай бұрын
可以再加八架35A。 今天刚宣布要买八架,预计2030交付。
@NewmaticKeАй бұрын
B
@studionumberfive5 ай бұрын
SIngapore's defence is like Israel of Asia. They have the F-15 eagles, F-16 falcon and the long bow apache combined with Rafael SAM system and drones. These are some serious firepower.
@@haijianshu3185 I have to disagree actually. Asia is way more peaceful and tolerant than the region where Israel is. SIngapore also does not bully the minority like Israel is doing at the moment. So it is two very diffferent scenarios. Singapore's case it is more of co-existence than bloddy conflict like middle east.
Singapore air force used to be very poor,old A4SU are all second hand aircraft,old F5E are second hand too. Most you tube creators do not mentioned only when Singapore becomes richer then usa start to seriously take Singapore air force as a buyer. After Singapore bought 60 F16 which is the biggest fleet in Asean, Europe and usa start competitions to get Singapore buy F15 , Rafael or Eurofighter. For china people seeing poor Singapore become rich and buy weapons from Europe and usa is such a amazing story right after all majority of Chinese Singaporean ancestors are from china.
@coins_investmentsgАй бұрын
but the funny thing is PRC ppl always think SG is part of China, what a joke rite?
@user-hb6vs2yz1k5 ай бұрын
缺少了空地。空空 或是空海的武器
@user-og6zy1ru6g5 ай бұрын
缺?谁告诉你的
@juweikwen40304 ай бұрын
SINGAPORE - AIR-TO-GROUND MUNITIONS KITS AND SERVICES WASHINGTON, February 9, 2023 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Singapore of air-to-ground munitions kits, and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $55 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Singapore has requested to buy one hundred (100) KMU-556 Tail Kits for Joint Direct-Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU-31; nine hundred (900) KMU-572 Tail Kits for JDAM GBU-38 and Laser JDAM GBU-54; two hundred fifty (250) MAU-169 Computer Control Group for 500lb Paveway-II (PWII) GBU-12; and two hundred fifty (250) MXU-650 Air Foil Group for 500lb PWII GBU-12. Also included are DSU-38 laser guidance sets; Common Munitions Built-In-Test (BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); spare parts, consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; aircraft and munitions support and support equipment; personnel training and training equipment; unclassified software; unclassified technical books and other publications; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, studies and surveys; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is $55 million.