The Thunderbirds fly the Block 52 variant F-16C and D models. The jets have a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine. On board, the Thunderbirds use the same data link system, LINK 16, much like a ...

On Jan. 24, 2023, at 09.17AM ET, the first F-16 Block 70 jet carried out its inaugural flight from the ... Those aircraft are the first of 83 being upgraded from the Block 52+ to the latest ...

Iraqi Air Force's first F-16 Block 52 made its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, assembly plant in a weird camouflaged color scheme. On May 2, the first of 36 ordered ...

T he Block 70/72 is the latest iteration of the venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon model series. The new F-16V, or Viper, incorporates a host of avionics enhancements and new and improved capabilities ...

WASHINGTON — The US State Department has approved the sales of eight F-16 Block-52 aircraft and other equipment to Pakistan worth $699 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation ...

The country also operates 40 older Block 52 aircraft delivered from 1998 onward. A commemorative unit patch for the Singaporean F-16 upgrade program had shown a Python missile, hinting at its ...

Third batch of F-16 C/D Block 52 comprising six fighter aircraft arrived at PAF Base, Shahbaz (Jacobabad) on Saturday. Chief, Office of Defence Representative of the US in Pakistan, Vice Admiral ...

Records show that in 2010 alone, Pakistan paid $1.4 billion for 18 new F-16 Block-52 jets and another $1.3 billion to upgrade its older jets. Six years later, another $699 million was spent on ...

Lockheed Martin today unveiled the first of up to 36 F-16 Block 52 fighters that could be sold to the Pakistan Air Force in a ceremony attended by the chiefs of both Pakistani US air forces.