Name: UAE's F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcon Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow
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The UAE received its F-16s in 2004, having paid for development of the unique Block 60 version. They featured a Northrop Grumman APG-80 AESA radar, conformal fuel tanks as standard, an integrated Northrop Grumman electronic warfare system and a MIL-STD 1773 databus. 
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