F-16s operated by air forces in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America will receive a software overhaul.
F-16 fighter aircraft operated by 23 FMS customer air forces will be upgraded with new mission planning software, under a new $64.27 million contract for Lockheed Martin from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
Lockheed Martin will integrate, test and deliver Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates under this deal.
It will carry out the work in Owego, New York State, for completion by January 2029.
The 23 air forces are: Bahrain, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Slovakia, South Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.
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Lockheed Martin received a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract worth $64.3 million for F-16 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mission planning.
It involves FMS to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Morocco, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia and Thailand, a U.S. DoD release today said.
This contract provides for the development, integration, test and delivery of the Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates.