
The State Department has approved a possible $634.7 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Chile of modernization equipment for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter. The Chilean Air Force, Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh), wants to modernize its fleet of several dozen F-16s to keep them in service until 2040. Included in the possible sale to Chile will be 19 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); six inert MK-82, 500-pound general purpose bomb bodies; two MXU-650KB Air Foil Groups (AFG); 44…