Lockheed bullish about F-16 delivery rate
Further to a $1.2 billion deal between the US and the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) for 16 F-16 Block 70s aircraft; deliveries of these platforms are anticipated within the next three to four years.
The order comprises of 12 single-seat F-16Cs and four F-16Ds
Lockheed Martin’s Rick Groesch, VP of Middle East business development, told Shephard: ‘[The aircraft] will be delivered in-country during the first quarter of 2022. The first jets will be handed over to the USAF, in the last quarter of 2021.’
On deliveries, he added: ‘the first delivery will be a F-16D, followed by
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