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U.S. Approves F-16 Upgrade Package For Pakistan

Tony Osborne December 12, 2025

The U.S. government has cleared Pakistan to order a package of communications upgrades and a small number of munitions for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s. The approval sent to Congress on Dec. 8 authorizes Pakistan’s requested purchase of 92 Link-16 data links and six 500-lb. Mk-82 bombs worth...

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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