f16.net a écrit :When the MSIP Stage II was approved for the F-16, AMRAAM was far from ready. However, the associated ECP350 (Engineering Change Proposal) included changes to the wiring of the wings and aircraft structure, so that the AIM-120 could be retrofitted easily later on. block 10 introduced the stronger wing structure necessary to carry the missile, the wiring and software came later. Some Block 10 and 15's got retrofitted with the software/wiring, but others didn't. So basically all F-16s from Block 10 onwards are structurally AMRAAM-capable, although some A/B models lack both the wiring and the software, and although the C/D models have the wiring, some of them do not have the necessary software. The latter depends on whether the customer is subject to export restrictions or not.
En gros, si tu considères que ton F16A Block 15 a été rétrofitté pour embarquer le cablage et la mise à jour logicielle, tu peux embarquer des AIM-120A.
Mais bon c'est un peu tiré par les cheveux : en 95, ce sont des F-16C Block 25-30-40 qui auraient été déployés avec des AIM-120 !
D'autant que le retrofit des F-16A n'était probablement pas la priorité avec des chaînes tournant à produire des -C.
