The 174th had flown A-10s previously to the F-16 and in 1988 they were tapped to be the first close air support-oriented F-16 unit. Their aircraft were Block 10 F-16As that were modified in a few ...

The F-16 Block 70. The F-16 Block 70/72 are the most advanced production Vipers, which are newly built as opposed to the F-16V which are existing aircraft upgraded to the same configuration.

The first Slovakian F-16C Block 70 during the first flight. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) So far, six countries have selected the F-16 Block 70/72 and Lockheed Martin says that there is a current ...

The Thunderbirds fly the Block 52 variant F-16C and D models. The jets have a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine. On board, the Thunderbirds use the same data link system, LINK 16, much like a ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --Lockheed Martin tested its new, advanced F-16 Block 70 fighter jet Tuesday in Greenville, S.C. The test flight lasted for about 50 minutes, according to a press release from the ...

Buenos Aires had requested twenty-four F-16 Block 10/15 aircraft that would be delivered via a third-party transfer. Last year, the U.S. approved Argentina acquisition of the two dozen F-16s from ...

The Block 30 aircraft to be upgraded were delivered to the Turkish Air Force between 1988 and 1990. Most of the aircraft are about to complete their flight life of 8,000 hours.

Officials gathered on March 10 at Lockheed Martin's Greenville County facility for a ceremony commemorating the completion and transfer of the first Upstate-built F-16 to Bahrain.