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State Department Approves $62 Million Deal With Oman For F-16 Command and Control Software Upgrades

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 5th, 2018

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State Department Approves $62 Million Deal With Oman For F-16 Command and Control Software Upgrades

An F-16V. (Lockheed Martin photo)

The State Department has approved a possible $62 million deal with Oman to support operational flight profile software upgrades for its F-16 fleet. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Friday of the foreign military sale (FMS), which also includes Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) command and control systems updates and Mode 5 secure communications equipment.“The proposed sale allows the U.S. military to support the Royal Air Force of Oman, further strengthen the U.S.-Omani military-to-military relationship, and ensure…

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