F16 with CFT configuration

Airborne Guards SG

Hi guys,

Been a long time since i posted something here. Any RSAF personnel keen to enlighten me on this?

F16 with CFT. Has CFT been on F16 since the delivery of the F16D Blk 52+? During the last delivery of F16s , I saw on CNA a very blur but small pic of an F16 with CFT. Then recently, forgot when, saw RSAF F16 with CFT and AMRAAM. I think its the jogging thing at PLAB.... I though AMRAAM is kept quiet and CFT did not exist (Used to...) The RSAF Commercials also feature CFT and AMRAAM, its open now? Sorry if this topic has been posted before.

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duotiga83 SG

RSAF F-16D Block 52 #672 of the 145th sqn pictured against the morning sun at Paya Lebar AB on June 15th, 2005. [Photo by Superskyhawk]

lionnoisy SG

Shotgun SG

If u have seen the amraam and CFT in public exhibition by the RSAF, then there is no reason u cannot talk about their existence in our inventory is there?

But if u have CONFIDENTIAL vocational knowledge of the system capabilities, such as the AMRAAM WEZ, pls keep it to urself. Those information are not for the public to know. =D

|-|05| SG

The AMRRAMs i’ve seen in picture frm the RSAF are the upgraded ones….well not sure which model off the top of my head but it’s most def not the 1st version

Delta 5 SG

Those AMRAAMs in the RSAF inventory are of the AIM-120C5 version. 100 were ordered in 2000 and another 50 were ordered in 2002.

*To all : This is unclassified information available on Google

The latest variant is the AIM-120C7 which is used by the USAF on the F-22 fighter. No export sales of this latest version have been made yet.

kelong70 SG

It is now officially open that some of our F-16 have CFT. The name is F-16D Blk52+ with the plus (+) signifies variant with CFT. AMRAAM last time is not shipped to Singapore but because someone up north got the also call wat AMRAAMSKI thingy, US then allow the release of AMRAAM C5 version to Singapore. The C7 variant only US have it. It requires some modification to our F-16 before we can have it. Also subjected to their congress thingy before it's allowed.

lionnoisy SG

aviationnow Magazine dd 21.02.2006,p 62distributed in AA.After the additions of CFT,the combat radius is 2000
nm,not km.

Flight Daily News,21.02.2006,p18,two CFT are added ,600 US gal or 2271 lit.

duotiga83 SG

plus our configuration is almost the same as F-16I suefa(Storm) from IDF/AF ...so technically wise..."F-16I" is here...aberit our colour Razz

Shotgun SG

The HOJ capability on the C5 is enought to make most pilots think twice about turning on their jammers. Making large sukhoi fighter types easy targets to lock on to.

LazerLordz SG

Ours is slightly newer in certain areas I presume.

kelong70 SG

It might not be in this case. Most of our F-16 ECCM system are of Israeli origin. So they might have the more advance system than us. We might be only on par with them in certain areas.