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F-16 STORES CAPABILITY AS30L AGM-65 MAVERICK AMCI POD BLU-107/B DURANDAL The Fighting Falcon can employ a MAGIC II AGM-88 HARM full complement of USAF and NATO weapons and stores, AGM-119 PENGUIN including the latest AIM-9 SIDEWINDER AGM-84 HARPOON AGM-45 SHRIKE generation of precision- AIM-132 ASRAAM guided ordnance. Every F-16 AAQ-14 LANTIRN/SHARPSHOOTERTARGETING POD has eleven stations that can carry a variety of MICA ALQ-119/184 ECM POD air-to-air missiles, ATLANTIC air-to-ground munitions, NAVIGATION POD AAS-35 PAVE PENNY fuel tanks, pods, LASER SPOT TRACKER POD AIM-120 AMRAAM and RUBIS NAVIGATION POD sensors. 300-GAL. 370-GAL. TANK Lockheed Martin CENTERLINE TANK ATLIS II TARGETING POD also works AIM-7 SPARROW/ SKYFLASH ASQ-213SYSTEM HARM TARGETING POD closely with manufacturers, AAQ-13 LANTIRN NAVIGATION POD RECONNAISSANCE PODS both in the 600-GAL. TANK AAQ-20 PATHFINDER HYDRA-70 United States ALQ-131 ECM POD NAVIGATION POD SUU-20 PRACTICE and internationally, to BDU-33 LAU-3A/5003 ROCKET POD GBU-24(2000 PAVEWAY lb) III PRACTICE incorporate the latest MK-106 PRACTICE technologies. The F-16’s 20MM GPU-5/A 30MM GUN POD MK-20 MOD-4 ROCKEYE flexible software MXU-648 CARGO POD capabilities and low CRV-7 ROCKET operating costs make it the BSU-49 "BALOOT" (500 lb) GBU-10(2000 PAVEWAY lb) II 30MM CBU-52/58/71 first choice for testing AXQ-14 DATA LINK POD MK-82 LDGP (500 lb) and developing the latest sensors and weapons. CBU-87/89/97 TMD GBU-12(500 PAVEWAY lb) II A/A 37U-36 AERIAL GUNNERY TARGET MK-82 SNAKEYE (500 lb) GBU-15 (2000 lb) MK-36 DESTRUCTOR (500 lb) BL-755 MK-84 LDGP (2000 lb) AUTONOMOUS FREE-FLIGHT BLU-109 (2000 lb) DISPENSER SYSTEM BSU-50 "BALOOT" (2000 lb) A5281001.

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