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State Department Approves $194 Million Deal With South Korea For F-16 Upgrades

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 30th, 2020

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State Department Approves $194 Million Deal With South Korea For F-16 Upgrades

An F-16V. (Lockheed Martin photo)

The State Department has approved a potential $194 million deal with South Korea to provide upgrades for the country’s F-16 Block 32 fleet. The foreign military sale covers upgrading the F-16’s with Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) packages and Link 16 Tactical Datalink (TDL) capabilities. “The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea's capability to meet current and future threats by increasing its interoperability with U.S. Air Force and other coalition forces through an improved datalink and…

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