Its an old news!!! September 12, 2003
Singapore recently announced that it is going to upgrade its fleet
of Block 52 F-16s, to Block 60 standards.
Singapore is also eyeing new Block 60's as a replacement for its
ageing A-4SU Super Skyhawks.
The F-16 Block 60 avionics owe a great deal to the F-22 and Joint
Strike Fighter. The new fighter has a completely new cockpit, with
three 5 x 7 inch color displays. Behind the displays is a
fiber-optic high-speed datalink, a new mission computer based on
commercial technology, and a data transfer system using 30-gigabyte
cartridges.
In action, the Block 60 displays share the "look and feel" of the
F-22. Threats and friendlies, identified by the Northrop Grumman
electronic warfare suite, by AWACS or other means, are
distinguished by shape and color on the screens. A single
button-push creates a "shoot list" on the right-hand attack
display, assigning an AMRAAM to the closest targets.
Unlike the basic F-22, though, the Block 60 also creates a "bomb
list" for air-to-ground targets or a "jam list" for electronic
threats. The APG-80 radar has a variable resolution synthetic
aperture radar (VRSAR) mode that allows the pilot to identify
aimpoints within a target complex such as a SAM site. Again,
single-switch angles allow the pilot to toggle between SAR, EW and
infra-red displays.
The F-16 Block 60 is due to fly this year and the first aircraft
will be delivered to the UAE in 2004.
Great to see it in the NEWS
With the Elisra's SPS-3000 self-protection jammer add on it really
live up to its reputation as our elite fighter jet
