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The Defence Ministry of Slovakia announced on 11 July 2018 that it intends to purchase 14 F-16 Block 70 aircraft from Lockheed Martin to replace its aging fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29s. [37] The package, which includes armament and training, is worth €1.58 billion ($1.8 billion), and is Slovakia's largest military purchase in modern history.
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.
"An initial payment has been made for the procurement of F-16 Block-70. A payment of $1.4 billion has been made. ... The sale of the 40 new Lockheed Martin F-16 jets and ammunition for them will ...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on Thursday said he would look at Turkey's $20 billion Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet deal and that more issues than Sweden's ascension to ...
Belgian Air Component F-16A FA-113, at Beauvechain Air Base, Belgium. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force. It has since been adopted by numerous air forces worldwide, and has been in near-continuous production since 1974, totaling ...
In addition to equipping F-16V for Taiwan and other US allies, US Air Force also selected APG-83 SABR to upgrade 72 of its Air National Guard F-16s. [6] In January 2014, Singapore ordered 70 AN/APG-83 SABR for its 60 F-16C/D/G+ Block 52 upgrade, in a $2.43 billion deal. [7] [8] [9] At August 2018, Northrop Grumman conducted an APG-83 fit test ...
It dedicated resources for the upgrade of the fleet of its existing Mirage 2000 and F-16 fighters. In 2018, Lockheed Martin was contracted to upgrade eighty-four F-16C/D Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced (Block 52M) to the latest F-16C/D Block 70/72 (F-16V Viper) standard, [25] bringing capabilities to the fleet only available in 5th generation ...