Lockheed Conducts First Flight Of South Carolina-Built F-16

The successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 in Greenville, South Carolina. 

Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has flown the first F-16 Block 70 fighter built at the nearly four-year-old assembly line in Greenville, South Carolina, company executives said on Jan. 24. The delayed milestone keeps the program on track for a rescheduled first delivery of the upgraded, single-engine fighter to the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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