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F-21: The super F-16 'Viper' fighter the US Air Force won't ever fly

Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s F-21 is a proposed India-tailored evolution of the F-16 Block 70/72, marketed as a ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The US Air Force’s F-16 Viper fighter keeps getting so many upgrades it could fly until 2040

Summary and Key Points: As of 2026, the F-16 Fighting Falcon remains a cornerstone of global airpower despite being nearly 48 ...
Post and Courier

Lockheed Martin to lay off about 180 employees in Greenville, its ‘Global Home of the F-16’

GREENVILLE — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is laying off about 10 percent of its workforce in Greenville, which it calls its “global home of the F-16” fighter jet. The global weapons maker said ...
Flightglobal

F-16 Block 70 deliveries for Taiwan delayed until 2027 despite factory expansion

Deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan appear to have slipped again, possibly extending into 2027. The 66 jets are unlikely to arrive before the end of 2026, according to ...

A New-Generation Of F-16 Operations In Europe

A new training center, F-16 Viper (F-16V) upgrades, and new-build Block 70/72 variants hail the second-coming of the Fighting ...