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 by Allen Cone Washington (UPI) Mar 26, 2019
The U.S. State Department has approved two possible foreign military sales to Morocco for new F-16s and upgrades to their existing F‑16 fleet for about $4.9 billion. On Friday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sales. In a $3.8 billion purchase, Morocco requests 25 F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft and related equipment, including engines, weapons and navigation systems and spares. In the other contract, worth $985.2 million, the government seeks to upgrade its existing 23 F‑16 fleet to the F‑16V configuration, known as the Viper and launched in 2012. Support services on both contracts include personnel training, U.S. government and contractor engineering, and technical and logistical services. In an air combat role, the F-16 can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles. F-16C/D Block 72 and the F-16V Block 72 are the latest versions of the F-16 with cutting-edge technology that includes Active Electronically Scanned Array radar as well as avionics technology infusion. Because Morocco already operates an F‑16 fleet, it "will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft and services into its armed forces," DSCA said. The purchases will "enhance Morocco's ability to undertake coalition operations, as it has done in the past in flying sorties against ISIS in Syria and Iraq."
Colombian Air Force tanker refuels U.S. Navy Growlers at Red Flag Washington (UPI) Mar 25, 2019 The Colombian Air Force's tanker refueled the entire fleet of the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growlers during the air-to-air combat exercise Red Flag 19-2 in Nevada earlier this month. Colombia's Multi-Mission Transport Tanker Jupiter 767 was the only one to supply the Growlers at the exercise, held March 11-22 at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, because of nations' different systems. The Growlers, which are a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet, use an air-to-air refueling sys ... read more
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