EGIPTO QUIERE COMPRAR 24 F-16C/D BLOCK 50/52EGYPT TO SPEND UP TO $3.2B ADDING TO F-16C/D FLEE

El gobierno de Egipto quiere comprar 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52, repuestos, armas y equipos para modernizar su fuerza aérea. Egipto es el cuarto operador mundial de F-16, con unos 195 aviones. Su fuerza aérea está compuesta de una mezcla de avanzados F-16 y Mirage 2000, menos avanzados F-7 chinos (Copia del MiG-21 ), algunos F-4 Phantom II, y modernizados aunque algo anticuados MiG-21 y Mirage 5. Egipto recibe unos 1,3 billones USD de ayuda militar anual, según los términos de los acuerdos de Camp David de 1976, firmados con Israel. El importe total de esta compra podria ser de 3,2 billones USD. Pratt & Whitney anunció que la Fuerza Aérea Egipica, ha seleccionado motores PW-100-229 EEP, para propulsar sus próximos 24 F-16. El F100-PW-299, hereda tecnologías derivadas del F-22A Raptor, F119y elF-35 Lightning II. El contrato podría incluir:
24 Conformal Fuel Tanks (tanques de combustible añadidos al fuselaje.
30 engines: 24 Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-229 mas 6 de repuesto.
30 Radares Northrop Grumman APG-68v9.
28 Cañones General Dynamics M61 20mm Vulcan, 4 de repuesto.
60 LAU-129/A Common Rail Launchers, lanzadores de misiles AIM-9 Sidewinder oAIM-120 AMRAAM, para ser montados en los bordes alares.
28 IFF (Identificador amigo/enemigo) BAE AN/APX-113.
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The Egyptian government wants to buy 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, associated parts, weapons, and equipment to modernize its air force. The Egyptian Air Force is the 4th largest F-16 operator in the world, mustering about 195aircraft of 220 ordered. Their overall fighter fleet is a mix of high-end F-16s and Mirage 2000s, low-end Chinese F-7s (MiG-21 copy) bought from the Chinese, a few F-4 Phantom II jets, and upgraded but very aged Soviet MiG-21s and French Mirage 5s. The formal request comes a few months after the Obama administration conveyed to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak its support for Egypt’s long-standing request to buy the Block 50/52 aircraft.
Egypt receives about $1.3 billion annually in military aid financing, per the terms of the 1976 Camp David Accords with Israel. The total value of this sale, could be as high as $3.2 Billion. Pratt & Whitney announced that the Egyptian Air Force has selected its PW-100-229 EEP engines, to power its next 24 F-16s.
Pratt & Whitney’s new F100-PW-229 EEP leverages technology developed for the F-22A Raptor’s F119, and the F-35 Lightning II’s F135 engine. The deal could also include:
24 pairs of Conformal Fuel Tanks;
30 engines: 24 of Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-229 (selected), plus 6 engine spares of the same type.
30 Northrop Grumman APG-68v9s, the most advanced mechanically-scanned array radars for the F-16.
28 of General Dynamics’ M61 20mm Vulcan Cannons; 24 as aircraft equipment, plus 4 spares.
60 LAU-129/A Common Rail Launchers; they can be fitted to the outer wingtips, and can carry AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-120 AMRAAM radar-guided missiles.
28 of BAE’s AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Systems.