Post; Not Block-60s

rock45 · March 18th, 2008

Hi Sukio
I think you made a mistake only one country has ordered and received Block-60 Falcons, UAE, I link a article below.

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The United Arab Emirates Air Force ordered a total of 80 F-16E/F block 60 aircraft, becoming the first customer for this advanced version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The UAEAF also acquired AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-88 HARM, Laser Guided Bombs, and other sophisticatd munitions for its

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http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article22.html

Su 35 BMs - India's AF/Government already announced that after the 230 MKI Flankers, that India wouldn't buy anymore and are going away the Flanker design. The aircraft are heavy in weight and are high maintenance compared other they could buy. India's knows 5th generation aircraft can be bought now so the Russian "same old Flanker design" isn't cutting it anymore for them.

Mikoyan 35 - Has a change but Russia's moving slow so one can assume a lack or real funding is killing this program. The MIG Corporation just doesn't seem able to get one produced. The aircraft the flying around as a Mig-35 is a Mig-29M or land version of the K model built for India's carrier. The OVT is pretty cool but the rest of the Mig-35 is mostly vaporware. At Roy's a articel was posted saying production will start by the end of 2009 or 2010, so looks like no funding. It's a shame I kind of like Fulcrums pretty cool fighters. MIG wasted 9 years of India not making up there mind and not buying anything yet for there never ending 126 aircraft purchase.

Indian buying the F-35 very possible but it's a nightmare dealing with them a Russian poster in this other forum went off on the Indians, wow. Like most issues there three sides to every story.

I wish the US Air Force would buy a squadron or two of Block-60 Vipers to hold them over but that would never happen. From what I've read some of the Block-40 squadrons are getting up there in there hours.

The US Navy getting in the E/F Hornets was orders was smart they realized the F-35 was still a few years off. Can you imagine if the USN Navy had to keep the Tomcat squadrons flying this long? The US Air Force had so many big projects going I guess the only way to pay for them were cutting down the F-15 & F-16 replacement orders over the last five or eight years.

March 18th, 2008
rock45 Tribuni Angusticlavii	Post; Not Block-60s Hi Sukio I think you made a mistake only one country has ordered and received Block-60 Falcons, UAE, I link a article below. Quote The United Arab Emirates Air Force ordered a total of 80 F-16E/F block 60 aircraft, becoming the first customer for this advanced version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The UAEAF also acquired AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-88 HARM, Laser Guided Bombs, and other sophisticatd munitions for its Link http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article22.html Su 35 BMs - India's AF/Government already announced that after the 230 MKI Flankers, that India wouldn't buy anymore and are going away the Flanker design. The aircraft are heavy in weight and are high maintenance compared other they could buy. India's knows 5th generation aircraft can be bought now so the Russian "same old Flanker design" isn't cutting it anymore for them. Mikoyan 35 - Has a change but Russia's moving slow so one can assume a lack or real funding is killing this program. The MIG Corporation just doesn't seem able to get one produced. The aircraft the flying around as a Mig-35 is a Mig-29M or land version of the K model built for India's carrier. The OVT is pretty cool but the rest of the Mig-35 is mostly vaporware. At Roy's a articel was posted saying production will start by the end of 2009 or 2010, so looks like no funding. It's a shame I kind of like Fulcrums pretty cool fighters. MIG wasted 9 years of India not making up there mind and not buying anything yet for there never ending 126 aircraft purchase. Indian buying the F-35 very possible but it's a nightmare dealing with them a Russian poster in this other forum went off on the Indians, wow. Like most issues there three sides to every story. I wish the US Air Force would buy a squadron or two of Block-60 Vipers to hold them over but that would never happen. From what I've read some of the Block-40 squadrons are getting up there in there hours. The US Navy getting in the E/F Hornets was orders was smart they realized the F-35 was still a few years off. Can you imagine if the USN Navy had to keep the Tomcat squadrons flying this long? The US Air Force had so many big projects going I guess the only way to pay for them were cutting down the F-15 & F-16 replacement orders over the last five or eight years.