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If you can't read, please don't bother.
I have posted enough evidence of at least an upgrade contact still ongoing.

Thank you for updating us with the latest news.
 

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I believe it was hold due to Afghanistan peace deal that been done now things expect to move fast as Mark Esper suppose to come Pak this month sadly corona virus put delay.
One of our reputable members on other forum who ex PAF pilot and his father was too said US offered PAF F15 E instead of F16s during last yr visit of IK at DC.
 
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USAF, Lockheed finalizing $62B contract to sell allies commoditized F-16 jets
By Sara Sirota / April 20, 2020

The Air Force's F-16 program office is finalizing a contract worth up to $62 billion with Lockheed Martin to provide foreign partners a standard version of the advanced Block 70/72 Viper variant -- starting with Morocco and Taiwan. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal is the first of its kind for the F-16 program and part of a new commoditization approach to foreign military sales.


US Air Force wants commoditised F-16 for easier Foreign Military Sales
 

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IK just had a very positive phone conversation with Trump. Not related to any military news but nonetheless these two have a very positive working relationship especially after IK rescued Trump in Afghanistan .
 

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USAF, Lockheed finalizing $62B contract to sell allies commoditized F-16 jets
By Sara Sirota / April 20, 2020

The Air Force's F-16 program office is finalizing a contract worth up to $62 billion with Lockheed Martin to provide foreign partners a standard version of the advanced Block 70/72 Viper variant -- starting with Morocco and Taiwan. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal is the first of its kind for the F-16 program and part of a new commoditization approach to foreign military sales.


US Air Force wants commoditised F-16 for easier Foreign Military Sales
What it means it sounds technical term..??
 

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What it means it sounds technical term..??
I sounds like US gov is contracting with LM to produce around 180-240 standardized Blk 70/72 F-16s (no customization per country) that it would then sell to allies via FMS.
 

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I sounds like US gov is contracting with LM to produce around 180-240 standardized Blk 70/72 F-16s (no customization per country) that it would then sell to allies via FMS.
Standard package good I hope PAF will get chunk of it. Still congress approval needs for sale??if it's a package PAF should goo for 55 in total the actual number intended during Mush Era for blk 52 and get atleast current blk 52 to upgrade. They will cheap beacuse they are standard version compare to costumize versions
 

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Standard package good I hope PAF will get chunk of it. Still congress approval needs for sale??if it's a package PAF should goo for 55 in total the actual number intended during Mush Era for blk 52 and get atleast current blk 52 to upgrade. They will cheap beacuse they are standard version compare to costumize versions
This is just my opinion. Yes congress approval is required. Usually they 4-5b has been quoted for 18 plane order+ground support and infrastructure. Using that I came up with a swag that 62b equates to 180-240 planes.
Morocco wanted to buy 25 blk70/72 for 4b. Taiwan will most probably be around 80+ planes. So still 100-140 planes. Jordan ,Poland, Bulgaria & Croatia are other contenders. All other NATO members and Israel have moved onto F-35s. So I see 40+ that maybe available for PAF.
 
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