Key Points and Summary - USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The concept would build on export-only Block 70/72 jets—much like ...

Key Points - The US Air Force is reportedly considering a new, highly advanced "F-16 Block 80" variant, a concept raised by Senator Tom Cotton to USAF Chief General David Allvin on May 20th. -This ...

In early 2023, Turkey announced the modernization of 35 F-16 Block 30 jets with domestically-developed software, avionics and electronics. Turkey is cutting back on its $23 billion contract with the ...

Summary and Key Points: After being expelled from the F-35 program due to its acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense system, Turkey turned to the Lockheed Martin Block-70 F-16 Fighting Falcon as ...

WATERFOWL. TODAY, BULGARIAN DEFENSE LEADERS WERE IN THE UPSTATE TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THE COUNTRY’S FIRST F-16 BLOCK 70 FIGHTER JET. MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY IT DEEPENS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S.

Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced that the first ...

GREENVILLE — Lockheed Martin announced the successful delivery of Slovakia’s first two Greenville-built F-16 Block 70 jets. The Block 70 jet is the defense company’s most-advanced iteration of the ...

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 16 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to the Bulgarian Air Force. The aircraft were built in Lockheed Martin's Greenville, South Carolina facility. The F-16 Block 70 is ...

Lockheed Martin has handed over Taiwan’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter at a ceremony in Greenville, South Carolina. Social media posts dated 29 March show Lockheed officials, including company ...

Deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan appear to have slipped again, possibly extending into 2027. The 66 jets are unlikely to arrive before the end of 2026, according to ...