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To make more room for assembly of its newer F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin moved the F-16 production from Fort Worth, Texas to its plant in Greenville, South Carolina. [3] Lockheed delivered the last F-16 from Fort Worth to the Iraqi Air Force on 14 November 2017, ending 40 years of F-16 production there.
On 17 January 2008, Lockheed Martin offered a customized version of the F-16, the F-16IN Super Viper for the Indian MMRCA contract. [139] The F-16IN, which is similar to the F-16 Block 60, will be a 4.5 generation aircraft. Lockheed Martin has described the F-16IN as "the most advanced and capable F-16 ever."
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995. Ordered by model number, Lockheed gave most of its aircraft astronomical names, from the first Vega to the C-5 Galaxy.
Air Force Plant 4 is a government-owned, contractor-operated aerospace facility in Fort Worth, Texas, currently owned by the U.S. Air Force and operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. [1] It is home to the F-16 and F-35 fighter aircraft. [2] Military aircraft have been manufactured at the plant since 1942.
The YF-16B at the Frontiers of Flight Museum F-16A display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB F-16B on display at the Aviation Challenge campus of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL; vertical stabilizer painted red as an acknowledgment to Tuskegee Airmen. F-16s at Hill Aerospace Museum YF-16
Lockheed Martin's (LMT) F-16V comes with the latest configuration that includes numerous enhancements designed to keep the aircraft at the forefront of international security.
The SCAMP design team in late 1977, starting left: Harry Hillaker, Andrew Lewis, Kenny Barnes, Jim Gordon. Shortly after winning the lightweight fighter program, General Dynamics Fort Worth began investigating possible F-16 derivatives with the goal of enhancing both air-to-air and air-to-ground mission capabilities while retaining parts commonality with the F-16A. [1]
On 25 March 2019, the US government approved the sale of 25 new F-16 Block 72s and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.787 billion, [120] as well as an upgrade package to bring the 23 existing F-16 Block 52+ up to the very similar F-16V standard plus the related equipment for an estimated cost of $985.2 million.