Why can't the F-16C carry 4x 2000lb GBU-31 JDAM?

The Israeli F-16s can have JDAMs on all their bomb pylons. Why can’t American F-16C?

It looks to me like this is an AH-64D Stinger situation where it’s possible, but not actually done. F-16Cs in USAF inventory apparently don’t have the wiring, but it is trivial for it to be added, and there are Block 50/52s that do have the capability, such as the Hellenic Air Force jets.

We could definitely get JDAM added to these stations by the standards Gaijin has used for weapons like Stinger on AH-64

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