Slovakia’s First New-Build Block 70 F-16 Flies Ahead Of Flier Training

Tony Osborne October 02, 2023
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Credit: Lockheed Martin/Slovak Ministry of Defense
Slovakia’s first Block 70 F-16 has made its first flight. The aircraft, which will be the first new-build Block 70 destined for a European customer, took to the skies Sept. 29 from Lockheed Martin’s production line in Greenville, North Carolina. Slovakia has 14 Block 70-model aircraft on order to...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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