Turkey Plans Domestic AESA F-16 Upgrade

Turkish Air Force Block 30 Lockheed Martin F-16
Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
Turkish officials have confirmed plans to upgrade part of the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet with a domestically developed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Ismail Demir, head of the country’s Defense Industry Agency (SSB), says the Aselsan-developed sensor also would be...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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