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Singapore Requests $2.4 Billion In F-16 Block 52 Upgrades

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 24th, 2014

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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Jan. 14 it notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of upgrades to Singapore’s F-16 Block 52 aircraft and associated equipment, parts and support worth potentially $2.4 billion. Singapore specifically requested an upgrade of 60 F-16C/D/D+ aircraft. Items procured in this proposed sale include: 70 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, 70 LN-260 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems (GPS/INS), 70 Joint Helmet Mounted Cuing System (JHMCS), 70 APX-125 Advanced Identification…

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