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Bahrain was the first country in the Gulf to use the F-16. [6] In the early 2010s Bahrain decided to replace its older F-5E and F-5F fighters with more modern planes, as well as to modernize its existing F-16 fleet. [5] It ordered 16 new planes of the F-16 Block 70 variant, which it expects to acquire in 2024. [6]
200 F-16C Block 30, 200 F-16D Block 30, 100 F-16C Block 32, and 133 F-16D Block 32 were built. Of these, only the early Block 30s were exported to six countries. The Block 32H/J aircraft assigned to the USAF Thunderbird flight demonstration squadron were built in 1986 and 1987 and are some of the oldest operational F-16s in the Air Force.
The Eurofighter Typhoon was being considered along with the JAS 39 Gripen, Dassault Rafale, the F-16V and F-35 Lightning II for Bahrain's future fighter needs. [ 122 ] In 2017, Bahrain ordered 16 F-16 Viper Block 70.
After that, Ankara worked to procure 40 Block-70 F-16 fighter jets and 79 modernisation kits from Washington. The deal was approved after Turkey's blessing of Sweden's NATO bid, which also led to ...
The first country to confirm the purchase of 16 new F-16 Block 70/72 was Bahrain. [250] [251] Greece announced the upgrade of 84 F-16C/D Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced (Block 52M) to the latest V (Block 70/72) variant in October 2017. [252] [253] Slovakia announced on 11 July 2018 that it intends to purchase 14 F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft.
The US State Department approved the sale of 10 F-16C Block 70/72 and two F-16D Block 70/72 jets to the Philippines on 24 June 2021. [235] The interest for F-16s renewed and re-emphasized as both the Philippine and U.S. governments sees the need of fast-tracking the multi-role fighter acquisition project during the Joint 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
On 23 May 2006, two Greek F-16 Block 52+ jets were scrambled to intercept a Turkish RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft and its two F-16 escorts off the coast of the Greek island of Karpathos, within the Athens FIR. A mock dogfight ensued between the two sides' F-16s, which ended in a midair collision between a Turkish F-16 and a Greek F-16.
Bahrain's Gulf Air has made good progress in its efforts to delay some Airbus and Boeing aircraft deliveries, its acting chief executive said on Wednesday. "We have actually negotiated with the ...