The US State Department has approved a potential sale of F-16 fighters and related equipment to Jordan. The contract value is estimated to cost around $4.21bn. Following the approval, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified the US Congress.
The package consist of 12 F-16 C Block 70 and 4 F-16D Block 70, the most modern Block available. It includes an AN/APG-83 AESA radar and a F-100-PW229EEP improved engine. The entire logistic and weapons package can be found below.
The package consist of 12 F-16 C Block 70 and 4 F-16D Block 70, the most modern Block available. It includes an AN/APG-83 AESA radar and a F-100-PW229EEP improved engine. The entire logistic and weapons package can be found below.
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| Press release (dsca.mil) |
Jordan has operated F-16s for more than 2 decades. The first aircraft were delivered in the mid 1990s after signing a peace agreement with Israel. Since then the fleet has been expanded by buying F-16s from US, Belgium and Netherlands. Turkey, which produces the F-16 under license, provided support with the maintenance and upgrades.
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