自2019年以來，美國一直在監視巴基斯坦的F-16艦隊

此監視並不是什麼新鮮事。自2019年美國批准其正在進行的部署以及PAF F-16艦隊的1.25億美元支持套餐以來，TST已被嵌入。

The U.S. has been closely monitoring Pakistan's use of the F-16 aircraft since at least 2019, with the monitoring reportedly tied to Pakistan's access to critical sustainment programs for the aircraft.

至少自2019年以來，美國一直在密切監視巴基斯坦對F-16飛機的使用，據報導，監視與巴基斯坦獲得飛機關鍵的維持計劃有關。

For instance, in 2022, the U.S. approved a separate $450 million deal for F-16 sustainment, covering various essential tasks such as structural integrity checks, engine maintenance, and software updates.

例如，在2022年，美國批准了一筆4.5億美元的F-16維持交易，涵蓋了各種基本任務，例如結構完整性檢查，發動機維護和軟件更新。

Pakistan's defence ties with the U.S. have cooled since the mid-2010s. In 2016, Pakistan sought to acquire 8 additional F-16C/D Block-52s under the U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.

自2010年代中期以來，巴基斯坦與美國的防禦聯繫一直冷卻。 2016年，巴基斯坦試圖根據美國外國軍事融資（FMF）計劃獲得8個額外的F-16C/D塊-52。

However, Congress blocked the subsidy, leading Islamabad to either pay the full price or abandon the deal. Pakistan ultimately chose the latter, putting on hold plans to expand its Fighting Falcon fleet. In subsequent years, the U.S. also blocked the use of military assistance to finance the Pakistan Army's (PA) purchase of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, among potentially other equipment.

但是，國會阻止了補貼，導致伊斯蘭堡支付全價或放棄交易。巴基斯坦最終選擇了後者，並製定了擴大戰鬥獵鷹隊的計劃。在隨後的幾年中，美國還阻止了使用軍事援助為巴基斯坦軍隊（PA）購買12架AH-1Z Viper攻擊直升機的資金，這是可能的其他設備。