On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:51:46 GMT, Glenfiddich wrote:

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:02:51 GMT, "C.D.Damron" wrote:

"Charles Talleyrand" wrote:
The F-16 is a very popular airplane. I'm just curious who has copies of
the source code to the plane and it's radar, etc.
Obviously the USAF does, but do the Israeli,
the Belgians, or anyone else?

For some boxes, we did not provide the source code. This hasn't kept the
Israeli's from uncompiling it and selling the technology to other countries.

The USA is the only country to receive such code from Israel.
Check who owns F-16s - do you seriously imagine that Israel
would sell improved code to an enemy state?

Well, they are selling advanced radars, using US technology, to
the PRC.

Same thing happened with the improved Patriot programming.
Israel had a vital interest in making it work right - and got
enough real-life experience to see what needed fixing

They had/have nowhere near the US experience with the
Patriot. And they do not have the resources to "improve"
it.

Al Minyard