In a way that is correct, as unlike Qatar and UAE they are less likely to be able to afford a mixed fleet (they will be also upgrading their existing 40 F-16s)... there might be other upgrades close by:Cooper wrote:
Anyone that chooses F16's over Typhoons were never really in a financial position to buy them anyway...
"talking to them about buying an additional production aircraft which will be designated Block 70,” he [from LM] said.
"Bahrain, the first country in the region to acquire F-16s about 25 years ago, is also looking to upgrade its existing fleet of 20 Block 40 aircraft", he said.
"Lockheed Martin is still in discussions about possible upgrade of the UAE’s Block 60 F-16s" which in their day, over ten years ago were way ahead of all other F-16s... as UAE threw $2bn development money into the ring.