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- Hard Drive: 22.1 GB (Minimal client)
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- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
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- Hard Drive: 62.2 GB (Full client)
The F-16I Sufa is a specialized Israeli variant of the American F-16 Fighting Falcon, developed in the early 2000s amidst growing military modernization in the Middle East.
F-16I Sufa: A Jet Fighter for Israel at Rank VIII
At a glance:
- More powerful engine
- Improved radar
- Expanded suspended ordnance
- Excellent handling characteristics
By the mid 1990s, Israel sought to replace aging aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk, while also complementing its fleet of F-15s and earlier F-16s, as neighboring states were acquiring more advanced Russian aircraft and air defense systems. In 1999, Israel signed a deal with the United States under the Peace Marble V program, leading to the procurement of 102 two-seat F-16Is, making it the largest single fighter purchase in Israeli history.
The Sufa (“Storm”) was heavily modified to meet Israel’s unique operational needs, featuring conformal fuel tanks for extended range, Israeli-made avionics, electronic warfare suites, helmet-mounted sights, and compatibility with domestic weapons. Its two-seat configuration also allowed for improved mission management, especially for deep strike and suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) roles.
Entering service in 2004, the F-16I quickly became the backbone of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), participating in operations such as 2006’s Lebanon War and later strikes in Syria, demonstrating the effectiveness of the upgrades the platform received. To date, the F-16I remains one of the most modern fighters employed by the Israeli air force.
Introducing the F-16I Sufa!
In the Tusk Force major update, the Israel aviation tree will gain access to one of the most advanced fighters currently employed by the IAF, namely the F-16I Sufa. Although based on the American F-16 Block 52, the Sufa represents an extensive upgrade program to the F-16 platform including many domestic Israeli systems. Let’s take a further look at this fighter!
Visually, the Sufa might closely resemble the Barak II which seasoned Israel air players will have already acquainted themselves with. While this may likely be attributed to the twin-seat cockpit layout, the F-16I speaks an entirely different story when throwing a glimpse “under the hood”. Equipped with the new Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan engine the F-16I keeps the dynamic characteristics of its predecessor, despite the slight increase in mass. However, it will obviously lack in dynamics when using new Conformal Fuel Tanks.
Speaking of increased payloads, the Sufa retains the large selection of suspended weapons while also getting new ones meaning that it will have access to the advanced IR (AIM-9L and AIM-9M) and ARH missiles (AIM-120C-5) as well as a large selection of precision guided and unguided bombs. Among the strike weapons, it is worth noting the line of SPICE bombs with a TV guidance, ranging from 250 (new to the game) to 2000 kg. As such, the F-16I can conduct strike missions in combined battles with even greater accuracy while avoiding straying too close to hostile air defences. Another worthy addition is the PAWS-2 MAWS, capable of keeping the pilot aware of incoming missiles.
The F-16I Sufa will soon be making its way to the top rank of the Israeli aviation tree in the Tusk Force major update. In the meantime however, make sure to stay tuned to the news for the latest information regarding the upcoming update. That’s all for today, pilots. Until the next one, we wish you clear skies and good hunting!
Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.
You can greatly speed up the research of the F-16I Sufa with this pack:
- F-16A Block 10 Netz (Rank VIII, Israel)
- Premium account for 30 days
- 3000 Golden Eagles
Comments (24)
Comments will be premoderatedit really sucks that this doesnt get Aim-120A/B, the 120C is heavy underperforming rn and it just kinda seems like a worse F-16C
wrong
Firstly, I do think that the and F-16I should get 120A/Bs because of their nice close in performance over the C-5 but the C-5 is not heavily underperforming. It's seeker is designed to maintain it's speed over longer ranges, which it does. It's not a knife fight missile like the 120A/B, it's more BVR centric.
"advanced IR (AIM-9L and AIM-9M)" No pythons? (
As excited as I am for this, the lack of python 4s really makes this a side grade to the F-16D. The argument that it'd be unfair holds little weight considering Gaijin let the R-27ER dominate (with literally zero competition) for a good year and a bit. And given IR missiles are not used as widely with ARH missiles being the weapon of choice, it seems a no brainer to add something new and fun.
its literally worse than the f16c in every way itll be fair to give it python 4 and raise it to 14.3
Also, the fact that AAM-3 is in the game nerfed for balance. Could do the same with python-4. Also, love how R27ET is fine but python-4 is too powerful.
Very cool, but doesn't use any of those missiles. It exclusively uses Python-4's, 5's and i-Derby-ER. So that will need to change.
Pls give us the python 4 with nerfed irccm Thats will make this aircraft bot historical and balanced Now its just sidegrade f16d with maw and in 14.0
So where are the derbies and pythons? I like having the variety!
can we have ordinance devblogs like we used to back then pls
"ranging from 250 (new to the game) to 2000 kg" is that a typo? the Spice2000 ingame weighs 2000 pound not kilograms
How thicc this thing is, you would think its in the american tree XD
Why does it have a higher BR than the F-16C on the dev server? It shouldn't have. MAWS is a weakness if you don't disable the automatic countermeasure dispensing. The 120C is worse than the A/B in most scenarios, and the engine may not even compensate for the heavier airframe.
BR, performance, etc in the DEV server is never an indication of its final state until the patch actually drops.
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