The U.S. Congress is set to decide on the sale of F-16s to Türkiye after the State Department officially approved the deal and notified the Capitol. So, what does Türkiye want to purchase from the U.S.?
Türkiye had requested 40 new F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and modernization kits for 79 aircraft in its inventory. The full order list of Türkiye is as follows:
- 40 new F-16 Block 70 fighter jets – 32 F-16C, 8 F-16D models
- 79 F-16 Block 70 modernization kits for existing aircraft
- 48 F110-GE-129D engines – 40 installed, 8 spare
- 149 Enhanced Programmable Display Generators – iPDG / 40 installed, 10 spare, 99 for modernization program
- 149 AN/APG-83 AESA radars – 40 installed, 10 spare, 99 for the modernization program
- 169 Modular Mission Computers (MMC)
- 168 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) or equivalent Electronic Warfare (EW) systems
- 858 LAU-129 guided missile launchers
- 44 M61 Vulcan cannons
- 16 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods
- 151 Multi-Functional Information Distribution Systems-Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS)
- 952 AMRAAM AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles
- 96 AMRAAM guidance sections
- 864 GBU-39/B bombs
- 96 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM)
- 96 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM)
- 401 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles
- 12 MK82 General Purpose Bombs
- 850 JDAMs