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State Department Approves Possible FMS Sale to Chile for F-16 Modernization

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

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State Department Approves Possible FMS Sale to Chile for F-16 Modernization

Chile is looking to modernize its fleet of F-16s (FACh Photo)

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…

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