October 22, 2001

Oman is negotiating to buy a dozen US-built F-16C (Block 50 Plus) fighters from the US. The $1.2 billion deal would include APG-68(V)XM radars, Lantirn targeting pods, AIM-120C AMRAAM and AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, AGM-65D and G Maverick air-to-surface missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, GBU-10 and GBU-12 laser-guided bomb kits, and GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. --Stephen V Cole