Elbit Systems to upgrade avionics of Israeli F-16 fighters

Article Posted on : - Jan 07, 2015

The F-16I Sufa fighter of Israeli Air Force. Courtesy: Wikipedia

HAIFA, ISRAEL (BNS): Elbit Systems has bagged a contract worth US$90 million from the Israeli Defence Ministry for the maintenance of avionics systems of the Israeli Air Force's (IAF) F-16 fleet of fighters.

The project, to be performed over 11 years, will include the establishment of a new and cutting edge national maintenance center for the IAF's squadrons and bases, the company announced on Jan. 5.

The IAF's F-16 fleet consists of F-16 A/Bs (Netz), F-16 C/Ds (Barak) and F-16Is (Sufa) multi-role fighters.

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