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F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 80: The Mini F-15EX Eagle II That Must Be Built?

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 ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

Is Trump’s $686m F-16 upgrade for Pakistan a message to India?

Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst at the Brussels-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) International Crisis Group, told Al Jazeera that the latest approval is part of a 2022 maintenance deal the ...
WYFF

Lockheed Martin delivers first F-16 to Bulgaria as country looks to strengthen air force

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.
The Aviationist

First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight

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 ...
AeroTime

Lockheed Martin completes F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia

Lockheed Martin has completed production of the initial F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia, boosting NATO ...
The Aviationist

Lockheed Martin Delivers Bulgaria its First F-16 Block 70

The first two F-16 Block 70s now officially delivered are expected to arrive in Bulgaria between late March to early April 2025. The delivery of the first batch will be completed this year, followed ...
FlightGlobal

Lockheed completes F-16 deliveries for Slovakia and first batch shipments to Bulgaria

Lockheed Martin has completed deliveries of F-16C/D Block 70 fighters to Slovakia, and also handed over the last jets from an initial-tranche buy placed by Bulgaria.
Jane's Information Group

Bulgaria's first F-16 makes maiden flight

The first of 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria departs Lockheed Martin's Greenville production facility for its maiden flight. (Bulgarian MoD) Lockheed Martin has flown the first F-16 Block 70 ...
Flying

First F-16 Block 70 Jet Delivered to Bulgaria

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 ...
Flightglobal

F-16 Block 70 deliveries for Taiwan delayed until 2027 despite factory expansion

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 ...
The National Interest

The F-16 Fighting Falcon Is Old—but It’s Not Going Anywhere

In capable hands, an F-16 Fighting Falcon can take on fifth-generation stealth fighter jets like the F-35 Lightning II and even the F-22 Raptor. For decades, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the ...