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F-16 Fighting Falcon


 

The F-16 is a strategic and valuable choice for many customers around the world seeking advanced, 4th generation fighter aircraft capabilities, regional and worldwide partnerships, and affordable lifecycle costs. Five nations have chosen the F-16 Block 70/72 for these reasons and more. Block 70/72 F-16 production began in Greenville, South Carolina, on Nov. 11, 2019. The Greenville production start coincides with the significant, growing demand for new production F-16s around the globe.

New-production F-16s include advanced capabilities, such as the APG-83 AESA Radar, modernized cockpit with new safety features, advanced weapons, conformal fuel tanks, and improved performance engine, and an industry-leading extended structural service life of 12,000 hours. But most importantly, new F-16s also include the proven, life-saving Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS), which ensures pilots come home safe.

 

 

 

Proven: Four Decades of Allied Missions

 

• More than 4,500 produced and operated by 25 countries

• Interoperable with allied and coalition forces

• 13+ million sorties and counting

• Estimated 19.5 million flight hours

• Operating costs typically less than other 4th generation aircraft

• Industry-leading 12,000-hour service life

 

 

 

Recent Milestones

 

• U.S. State Department approves the proposed sale of 16 new F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft for Jordan. (February 2022)

• Singapore announces initial deliveries of upgraded F-16s for operation. (February 2022)

• Lockheed Martin delivers the first F-16 from Greenville, S.C. depot sustainment program. (January 2022)

• Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited facility in India completes first fighter wing prototype. (December 2021)

• PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company in Poland, is announced as a new F-16 supplier. (November 2021)

• Taiwan commissions its first F-16V Fighter Wing. (November 2021)

• Lockheed Martin announces 300 new jobs to support F-16 operations in Greenville, S.C. (October 2021)

 

 

Technical Specifications

 

Length

49.3 ft / 15.027 m

Height

16.7 ft / 5.090 m

Wingspan

31.0 ft / 9.449 m

Speed

1,500 mph (Mach 2+)

Engine Thrust Class

29,000 lb / 13,000 kg

Empty Weight

20,300 lb / 9,207 kg

Maximum Take-Off Gross Weight (TOGW)

48,000 lb / 21,772 kg

 

 

 

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