Por el año de entrega (2007) el Tape de esa fecha era el Tape M5
El upgrade postergado:
The Government of Chile has requested to buy equipment and related services for F-16 Modernization to include: nineteen (19) Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); six (6) inert MK-82 (500LB) general purpose bomb bodies; two (2) MXU-650KB Air Foil Groups (AFG); forty-four (44) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI); forty-nine (49) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radios (MIDS JTRS). Also included are avionics and Mode 5 equipment and software upgrades, integration, and test; software and software support; ARC-238 Radios; Combined Altitude Radar Altimeters (CARA); Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) support; Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/APX-126 Combined Interrogator Transponders, cryptographic appliques, keying equipment, and encryption devices; weapon system spares and support; bomb components; High-Bandwidth Compact Telemetry Modules (HCTMs); secure communications and precision navigation equipment; aircraft displays; additional spare and repair/return parts; publications, charts, and technical documentation; integration and test equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $634.70 million.
Al mirar esto y la lista de los Tapes ves que el upgrade planeado en 2020 aspiraba a cosas que trae el Tape M5.1 y M6.1:
LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) del 5.1
Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radios (MIDS JTRS) del 6.1
Mode 5 equipment and software upgrades, integration, and test; software and software support del 6.1 (se refiere a IFF Mode 5)
AN/APX-126
AN/APX-126 Combined Interrogator Transponders, cryptographic appliques, keying equipment, and encryption devices interpretable.
www.f-16.net
Eso en lo que es de dominio público nada más.
Sin embargo, juzgando por lo que les falta, están lejos de los Tape M6.5 de los europeos y aún más lejos de los Tape M7.2 de los V Taiwaneses o de los F-16 Block 70 de Bahrein.
Saludos