ISLAMABAD: The first batch of three F-16 Block 15 MLU (Mid Life Upgrade) aircraft have arrived from Ankara, Turkey. The aircraft, which were earlier sent to TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) for Mid Life Upgrade have been delivered to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). In October 2010, PAF had signed a contract with TAI to upgrade all its F-16 Block 15 aircraft. Under the Peace Drive II program, TAI is performing avionics and structural modernisation of F-16 aircraft that have been in the inventory of Pakistan’s Air Force since 1982-83. The project’s estimated completion date is September 2014. To commemorate the event, a simple ceremony was held at PAF Base Shahbaz.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2012.
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