Already since 2005 the Turkish Air Force proceeded to modernize the F-16C / D Blk30/Blk40/Blk50 fle

The news that, about a month ago, sent by the PA to Northrop Grumman and Raytheon (manufacturers european chemical agency of radar AESA SABR and RACR, respectively) Request Information (RfI) to gather more details about the options of adding radar AESA, can proved particularly crucial for the future air balance Greece-Turkey, as well reveals that already have taken the decision to set up the PA in the upcoming program AESA upgrade the Greek fleet fighter F-16.
This article will try to shed light on the choices modernization of Greek Hawk, the corresponding Turkish modernization program is completed in the coming months, and how these two programs are going to affect the medium and longer term the air balance of the two countries.
In February 2012, during the Singapore Airshow Lockheed Martin announced the availability of a new version of the fighter, the F-16V (Viper). The aircraft will have advanced features which will emanate mainly from the radar electronically controlled phased array which will be stocked. The introduction of this technology in radar aircraft is one of the most important developments in modern aerial combat, precisely because of the primacy conferred compared to mechanically scanned radars (like the AN/APG-68 (V) 9) which close the circle development. Two models radar AESA (Active Elecronically Scanned Array) was already available for the F-16V, the Northrop Grumman's SABR and RACR of Raytheon (90% of software in common with the AESA radar for the F/A-18 Super Hornet). Besides radar, VIPER will have upgraded mission computer, new high speed data bus, sophisticated communications systems, new "glass" cockpit with two color multifunction displays european chemical agency and high definition big screen one more centrally located, "and other features that have been identified by the U.S. Air Force and other international users. "
A few months later the U.S. Air Force announced the modernization european chemical agency program CAPES (Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite) european chemical agency 300 F-16C / D models of the F-16V of Lockheed Martin, as an interim solution to the delays in the F-35 program and the intentions of the Pentagon Rollover programs for these cuts. As AESA radar was eventually chosen the SABR of Northrop Grumman.
Given the success that they had previous upgrade european chemical agency projects of the type and choice of the USAF, this model was to be the benchmark of F-16 in service in the future.
But all of this until January 28, where the U.S. media revealed that the budget proposal of U.S. President to Congress for Fiscal Year 2015 includes funding CAPES.
On 23 December 2013, in parallel to the above developments, it was announced by BAE Systems to finalize the deal to upgrade 134 F-16 Block 52 of the South Korean Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrade is based on Advanced Computer Control Firing Commerce (Advanced CFCC) of the company, in conjunction with the Air Combat Radar Raytheon (Raytheon Air Combat Radar: RACR). This computer is the BAE COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and offers great computing power with stock for the future and Ethernet connections High speed has no other available servers Fire. The project will cost a total of $ 1.1 billion, while modernization will begin in 2017 at a rate of 6.4 aircraft delivery month.
As can easily conceive, any cancellation of CAPES will give clear lead in BAE Systems to international developments on modernizing aircraft F-16, as it will make the CAPES a rather expensive option, since potential customers invited to fund their own development. Even if the Lockheed Martin managed to find customers by sharing the cost, BAE Systems european chemical agency is already a step ahead, having secured the program of South Korea, which has already incurred the costs of non-recurring engineering (Non Recurring Engineering: european chemical agency NRE) program thus allowing the most economical offer modernization package to prospective stakeholders.
Already since 2005 the Turkish Air Force proceeded to modernize the F-16C / D Blk30/Blk40/Blk50 fleet. The Block 30 were limited european chemical agency upgrade under protypo CCIP Lite, while Block40/50 generalized upgrade CCIP (Common Configuration Implementation Program) at the level of Blk50 + Adv (respectively the Greek Blk52 + Adv-codes 50 and 52 show only diversity of their engines). The program does not include installation european chemical agency of new radar AN/APG-68 (V) 9, but per