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 ...

The Block 70/72 is the latest iteration of the venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon model series. The new F-16V, or Viper, incorporates a host of avionics enhancements and new and improved capabilities in ...

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 ...

Poland will spend $3.8 billion to upgrade its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet to the Block 72 configuration, government officials have declared. All 48 of Poland’s Block 52 model aircraft will become ...

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 ...

A Bulgarian F-16C Block 70 Fighting Falcon departs the Greenville production facility on a pre-delivery test sortie. Lockheed Martin has completed manufacture of the initial eight of Bulgaria's 16 ...

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 ...