Seriously... see:
Quote: 32 C/D Block 30, 39 C/D Block 50, 56 C/D Block 52+, 30 C/D Block 52M - i.e. about 50% are capable of carrying CFT.
Only their Block 52+ are CFT capable, and they bought them specifically for long-range missions. If you actually read that page (I know it must be difficult) you'll see the Hellenic air force has a total strength of 279 aircraft, including 157 F-16 of which 30 are CFT capable.
And has the engine that consumes HALF of the F-35's engine fuel...
Lol! Your thinking too simplistically! How much thrust does the F-16 use at best cruise speed with all that crap hanging off it? It's an aerodynamic nightmare, just look at the picture you posted! How much thrust does an F-35 use at best cruise clean with 4000 lbs of internal stores? The F-35 is a game-changer when it comes to range.
Exactly how?... F-35 with non-existing drop tanks against F-16B?
No. Clean with 18,498 lbs of internal fuel (yes it's internal tankage is that big). The F-35 is still in development; I though this was common knowledge. It's drop tanks will be ready in due time.
Wow... you have seriously hadn't read about selling any weapon to US.
Europe sell a lot of weapons to the US. Everything from the Italian Beretta pistol to the M1 Abrams' German made main gun; Swedish AT rockets and Belgian machine guns. My little country make the AGM-119 anti-ship missile in use by the US Navy. Even the US President's new "Marine One" helicopter will be a version of the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, due for delivery in 2015. The Americans are not afraid to buy from allies.
Exactly... you are telling use what we would see in future Not what we have today - even in test plans...
The F-35 is still in development. Do you expect everything to be ready now?! That's retarded! It took the F-16 six years after it entered service for it to get its BVR capability (Sparrow missile) with Block 25. The F-35 is not out of its own testing phase yet and you expect everything to be ready?
Also small note, the time required for non-rail launched missile to drop is about 1 second... which is quite significant delay for close dogfight. There is the reason why close range missiles are launched from rails and the reason F-22 has rails for AIM-9...
With the F-22 and AIM-9 it was necessary. It doesn't have DAS and the AIM-9 has no lock-on after launch capability. The F-35 has DAS and will be able to fire the IRIS-T (and other similar future missiles) in any direction. Modern drop-launch systems don't just use gravity; they eject the missile with mechanical force.
Don't let the facts confuse you
When you actually post some, let me know.