As Lockheed increases F-16 production, Gragossian said L3Harris will “build up” to producing eight Viper Shield systems per month. Lockheed delivered the first of its new Block 70 fighter jets ...

Lockheed Martin will terminate 10 percent of its Greenville workforce, which serves as the production and maintenance center ...

Since its introduction, the F-16 has been manufactured extensively, with more than 4,600 produced as of June 2018. Production picked up the following year, so more have rolled off assembly lines ...

The F-35, for example, costs between $81 and $156 million, according to Fortune. Of course, procurement is only one aspect of the F-16's operation, as it requires continued maintenance to keep flying.

The new F-16 Block 70 is the world’s newest and most advanced production F-16. On Jan. 24, 2023, at 09.17AM ET, the first F-16 Block 70 jet carried out its inaugural flight from the Lockheed ...

F-16 fighter jet US production factory opens its doors to Anadolu Turkish news agency conducts comprehensive interview with Lockheed Martin that sheds light on F-16’s features Can Hasasu | 26.05 ...

The first F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft has rolled off the new production line in Greenville, South Carolina, Lockheed Martin announced on 21 November. In a message posted from its official ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon Might Not Have its Wings Clipped Anytime Soon – In September 2023, Lockheed Martin announced that it would ramp up production of its F-16 Fighting Falcons – with those ...

NAVAIR is looking to award a contract for the integration of the AGM-158C-1 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-16. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released on Mar. 17, 2025, a ...

Bulgarian defense officials have begun planning the first flight of the country's F-16 Block 70 as production of its first batch of advanced fighter jets nears completion, Lockheed Martin said ...

The F-16 At 50: Future Production And Upgrades. ... The first flight of the F-16 on Jan. 20, 1974, came by accident, the freak result of a high-speed taxi test gone slightly awry.

The F-16 to be Celebrated After a Half a Century of Flight – On January 20, ... To date, more than 4,600 aircraft have been built since production of the Fighting Falcon was approved in 1976 ...