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The United States and Turkey signed an agreement in April for a systems upgrade program that will create a common avionics configuration for Turkey’s F-16 Block 40 and 50 aircraft. The upgrade consists of the APG-68(V)9 multimode radar, color cockpit displays, new core avionics processors, the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, Link-16 data link, advanced interrogator/transponder, integrated precision navigation, a unique electronic warfare system, and compatibility with a number of weapons and targeting systems. The program, dubbed Peace Onyx III, will ensure the Turkish F-16s have a high degree of commonality with US and allied F-16s. Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor with TUSAS Aerospace Industries making the modifications in Turkey.
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