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The US Air Force Could ‘Merge’ the F-16 and F-35 Fighters

Key Points - The US Air Force is reportedly considering a new, highly advanced "F-16 Block 80" variant, a concept raised by Senator Tom Cotton to USAF Chief General David Allvin on May 20th. -This ...
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F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 80: The Mini F-15EX Eagle II That Must Be Built?

Key Points and Summary - USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The concept would build on export-only Block 70/72 jets—much like ...
StrategyPage

Warplanes: F-16 First Flew 50 Years Ago

January 30, 2024: The American F-16 fighter first flew fifty years ago, and the Americans didn’t realize how many F-16 fans were pilots in the Ukrainian Air Force. Currently some Ukrainian pilots have ...
The Aviationist

First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight

Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced that the first ...
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Bulgarian F-16 build begins

Work on the first of 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria was officially launched on 16 January. (Lockheed Martin) Lockheed Martin has begun building the first F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for ...