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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.
Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image Fixed wing aircraft Eurofighter or F-15EX — Air dominance fighter — 32 [1] A330 MRTT or KC-46 — Aerial refueling and multi-role transport — Unknown In discussion since early 2023 [2] Combat helicopter; AW-109T, H145M — Rotorcraft trainer — 24 [3] UAV MQ-9 Reaper United States: UCAV ...
The first F-16 squadron was the 53rd Fighter Squadron at the 86th Airbase in Fetești. [47] In March 2019, the Romanian Ministry of Defence launched the procedure to procure an additional 36 F-16 aircraft. [48] In April 2019, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced the Romanian Air Force would procure an additional five F-16s from Portugal.
The Air Force is still hampered by production delays and cost overruns in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which will cost an estimated of $1.7 trillion. Smaller and cheaper AI-controlled unmanned ...
The F-16 Agile Falcon was a variant proposed by General Dynamics in 1984 that featured a 25% larger wing, upgraded engine, and some already planned MSIP IV improvements for the basic F-16. Unsuccessfully offered as a low-cost alternative for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, some of its capabilities were incorporated into the F ...
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky The F-16s that Ukraine's allies are giving it are older-generation aircraft.
A U.S. Air Force Raptor F-22, F-16 fighter jets and MiG-29 from the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO Air Force military drill on Oct.12, 2022, in Lask, Poland.
The investment to maintain a competitive modern lightweight fighter air force is approximately $90M to $130M (2013 dollars) per plane over a 20-year service life, which is approximately half the cost of heavy fighters [citation needed] so understanding fighter aircraft design trade-offs and combat effectiveness is of national level strategic ...