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 ...
Flightglobal

UAE to get F-16 in capability blocks

Initial Lot 1 fighter to be delivered in 2004 with Block 50 features, plus EW suite and advanced cockpit and radar Lockheed Martin has revealed more details about the planned iterative fielding of the ...
The Aviationist

F-16C At Spangdahlem AB Becomes Second Viper in USAF Inventory To Hit 10,000 Flight Hours

Thanks to a Service Life Extension Program, 300 F-16C/D jets will have their life extended up to 12,000 flying hours. On Apr. 23, 2020, the F-16C tail number #91-0343 assigned to the 480th Fighter ...
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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 ...
Jane's Information Group

Update: Israel retires Barak 1-variant F-16s

The Israeli Air Force has retired the last of the F-16C Block 30 fighters it first received in the 1980s. (Israeli Air Force) Israel has retired the last of its Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 30 Fighting ...
Newsweek

Photo Shows Taiwan’s New F-16 Jet To Counter China Threat

The United States has delivered the first advanced F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan, a self-governed island that is threatened by its powerful neighbor, China, with the use of force. Newsweek has ...
Jane's Information Group

Bulgaria receives first F-16

The first of 16 Bulgarian Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 combat aircraft ahead of being handed over to the country's Ministry of Defence on 31 January. (Bulgarian Ministry of Defence) Bulgaria has ...