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New U.S. F-16 Facility to Manufacture 128 Jets Worth $14 billion for Foreign Customers Our Bureau 813
New F-16 manufacturing plant in Greenville, South Carolina
The U.S. Air Force has teamed with Lockheed Martin Corp. to open a new production line to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter aircraft at the company’s new facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
Recently, and on behalf of five foreign military customers, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. approximately $14 billion, to build 128 F-16s at the facility through 2026.
The first F-16s are expected to roll off the production line in 2022, and production is expected to increase after the first year. The aircraft will be delivered to multiple foreign military partners, including Bahrain, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, and others, many of whom have expressed interest beyond the first deliveries.
Air Force Opens New F-16 Production Line for Foreign Military Sales
To support the growing demand for new F-16 aircraft from partner nations, the U.S. Air Force has teamed with Lockheed Martin Co. to open a new production line to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter aircraft at the company’s facility in Greenville, S.C.
Launched on Veterans Day 2019, the line is the only production facility for F-16s in the world, opening three years after the company’s long-time F-16 line in Fort Worth, Texas, wrapped up production.
Recently, and on behalf of five foreign military partners, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin approximately $14 billion, to build 128 F-16s at the facility through 2026.
USAF partners with Lockheed Martin to open new F-16 production line 18 May 2021 (Last Updated May 18th, 2021 10:42)
The US Air Force has officially announced the opening a new production line for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter aircraft.
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A US Air Force F-16 flown by Alec “Bulldog” Spencer during a mission at Eglin Air Force Base. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven.
The US Air Force (USAF) has officially announced the opening of a new F-16 production line at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina, US.
The new production line will support the growing demand for new F-16 aircraft from partner nations. It will be used to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jet for foreign military sales (FMS).
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) To support the growing demand for new
F-16 Fighting Falcon from partner nations, the U.S. Air Force has teamed with Lockheed Martin Corp. to open a new production line to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter aircraft at the company’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Launched on Veterans Day 2019, the line is the only production facility for F-16s in the world, opening three years after the company’s long-time F-16 line in Fort Worth, Texas, wrapped up production. Recently, and on behalf of five foreign military partners, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. approximately $14 billion, to build 128 F-16s at the facility through 2026.