The 'New' F-16 Viper Has Become A Deadlier Plane By Using Critical Components From The F-22 And F-35

F-16 Block 70. Lockheed Martin

Dave Majumdar, National Interest: How F-22 and F-35 'DNA' Will Make the 'New' F-16 Viper a Real Killer

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Key point: "At the core of the F-16 Block 70 is the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which is based on technology leveraged from the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 and can track more than 20 targets simultaneously."

Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain.

The “undefinitized contract action award” means that the Royal Bahraini Air Force will become the first operator of the most advanced and capable version of F-16 ever designed.

Moreover, unlike previous versions of the F-16—which were built in Fort Worth, Texas—these new “Vipers” are to be manufactured in Greenville, South Carolina.

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WNU Editor:  The old F-16 was a formidable plane. These improvements will make it even more formidable.