The Exact Equipment Of The F-16s Intended For Bulgaria If It Decides To Buy Them

The Exact Equipment Of The F-16s Intended For Bulgaria If It Decides To Buy Them

WASHINGTON, (BGM) – As we announced yesterday (May,4), the US Congress has allowed Bulgaria to be given the opportunity to purchase a complete package for eight F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter aircrafts worth $ 1.6 billion.

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Here is the complete list of equipment that Bulgaria has requested to buy:

8 F-16 C/D Block 70/72 aircraft;

10 F110 General Electric engines;

10 Link-16 Multi-Functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) – JTRS (MIDS-JTRS);

9 Improved Program Display Generators (iPDG);

9 AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars;

4 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods;

9 Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AH;

9 LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI);

9 M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannons;

16 AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs);

1 AIM-120C7 Spare Guidance Section;

24 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles;

8 AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM);

4 AIM-9X Spare Tactical Guidance Sections;

4 AIM-9X Spare CATM Guidance Sections;

48 LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers;

15 GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II Kits;

15 GBU-54 Laser JDAM Kits;

28 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-1);

24 FMU-152 Fuzes;

24 MK-82 Bombs (Tritonal) and

6 MK82 Bombs (Inert).

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Also included are:

9 AN/ALQ-211 Internal Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites;

9 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensers;

4,140 Infrared Flare countermeasures, with impulse cartridges;

8,250 each of PGU-27A/B 20mm training and combat munitions;

36 MK-124 Signal/Smoke Illumination devices;

9 APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) units with Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques;

18 AN/ARC-238 UHF/VHF SATURN Radios;

20 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) II with Night Vision Goggle compatibility;

10 Night Vision Devices;

2 Remote Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER), Electronic Combat International Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support.

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Source: U.S. Defense Agency