As part of a deal valued at $699 million, Washington agreed to sell Islamabad up to eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, in addition to radar and other equipment. Jane's Defence Weekly reported this week that Pakistan would seek to purchase ten F-16 additional planes from the United States if the current deal for eight of these fighter jets is successfully concluded. He said Pakistan Air Force needed to retire 190 planes by 2020, forcing the country to look for various options. Much of the cost would be covered by the US government’s Foreign Military Financing fund, with Pakistan paying some $270 million. After Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets failed to fall through with US, now Pakistan is considering buying them from Jordan. "This proposed sale contributes to US foreign policy objectives and national security goals by helping to improve the security of a strategic partner in South Asia," said the notification published in the … An F-16 fighter jet (Bloomberg file) US approves military sales worth $125 million to support Pakistan's F-16s 2 min read. For much of 2019, Pakistan's purported use of its F-16 fighters in the aerial skirmish over Kashmir was a hot topic of debate. May 11, 2016 Blocked F-16 Deal: Pakistan Threatens to … Updated: 27 Jul 2019, 07:46 PM … ISLAMABAD: Why Pakistan has abandoned F-16 Deal with US Pakistan and US had struck a deal for 8 F-16 Fighter jets which was to be materialised by May 24, 2016. From questions over whether the Indian Air Force shot down a F-16 to whether Pakistan flouted agreements with the US by using the fighters, the F-16 remained in the news.. The first aircraft were accepted at Fort Worth in October of 1982, and the first F-16, flown by Squadron Leader Shahid Javed, landed in Pakistan at Sargodha Air Base on January 15th, 1983 as part of a package of 6 'Peace Gate I' aircraft (2 A's and 4 B's). May 28, 2016 4:43 pm. The lingo of Year 2020. Pakistan, which expected to get the fighters at the subsidised rate of $270 million, was subsequently asked by the US administration to make the full payment for the eight aircraft from its national resources. PTI. A bilateral deal for the purchase of eight F-16 fighter jets has purportedly expired, according to media reports. The sale of eight F-16s to Pakistan is facing stiff resistance in the US Congress and Senate where lawmakers lacking coherent insight recently moved resolutions seeking to … Thanks to a new arms deal struck with Taiwan, the F-16 could reign supreme for decades to come. Pakistan fails to secure F-16 fighter jets deal after financing row with US: Report. Earlier this week, a US website, which covers national security … The deal would be split into two batches, one of 6 aircraft and the other of 34. Still negotiating F-16 deal with US: Pakistan. Islamabad: The US government has formally notified the intended sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, taking a major step towards finalising the deal, the media reported on Sunday.