Israel Defense Forces, The systems in the veteran planes will be improved and are expected to serve the corps at least until the year 2020- so decided the corps staff. The cost of the plane upgrading was estimated to be around tens of millions of dollars. “The planes serve as modern tools and will be technologically advanced,” the corps explains. In order to fit this requirement the two planes will be improved at an expense of tens of millions of dollars.
The process for improvement of the “Barak” will include an upgrading of the control and inspection systems of the plane to the correlated systems in the “Sufa” plane (F-16-I), and a replacement of the screens in the cockpit to more advanced screens.
The improvement of the “Baz” will include a replacement of electronic war systems and an improvement in the ability to carry advanced bombs. “The Air Force predicts that these two planes will serve as reliable and advanced tools in future battlefield,” said the head of annual and perennial planning in the corps, Major A', who participated in discussions on the subject in the department of planning and organizations in the corps. ”
The planes will be at the head of technology both in the field of control and in the operational field, and doubtlessly have an important role in the battlefield.” The “Baz” plane has been used by the Air Force for almost 30 years, and is considered one of the most veteran planes used today.
The “Barak” plane, which is used as a multitasking plane for attack and interception purposes, was drafted by the IDF in the early 80s and was considered the most advanced combat plane of the IDF until the arrival of the “Sufa” planes. The “Barak” (F-16) and “Baz” (F-15) planes will continue to serve the Air Force at least until the year 2020, the staff of the Air Force Corps decided.
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