Maintenance and Modifications
UAE Places $1.6 Billion F-16 Upgrade Order
The order covers F-16E/F Block 60 upgrades as well as spares and support.
A UAE Air Force/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon taxies at  Al Maktoum International Airport during the 2017 edition of the Dubai Airshow. The UAE Air Force operates 80 of the multirole fighters.
A UAE Air Force/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon taxies at Al Maktoum International Airport during the 2017 edition of the Dubai Airshow. The UAE Air Force operates 80 of the multirole fighters.

For a cost of about AED6 billion ($1.6 billion), the UAE will upgrade its fleet of 80 Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Block 60 fighters—a deal that was by far the biggest among a slew of spares, support and upgrade announcements made at the 2017 Dubai Airshow on November 12 by two officers from the Defence Industry and Capability Development Office of the UAE Ministry of Defence. The other 10 deals were worth approximately AED500 million ($136 million).