The U.S. Air Force announced on the 18th, due to the F-16 Block70/72 overseas sales situation is too good, has been in Lockheed Martin (Lockheed Martin) located in the United States in Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville) plant, and then set up an F-16 production line to meet the relevant production needs.
According to the U.S. Air Force statement, Taiwan, Bahrain, Morocco, Slovakia and Bulgaria have ordered at least 128 F-16 Block 70/72 in recent years, and some “customers” have expressed interest in subsequent purchases; South Korea, Greece and other countries have also signed contracts to upgrade their old aircraft, with a total of 405 old F-16s to be upgraded to the same standard. -16 will be upgraded to the same standard; and because there are currently 25 countries around the world are operating various types of F-16 fighters, the market outlook is quite good, so the decision to open additional production lines.
The U.S. Air Force said that after the closure of the new F-16 production line at the Fort Worth, Texas, facility in 2016, the Greenville plant production line was launched in 2019 and is currently the only facility used to produce new F-16s. This additional production line is expected to complete the first new aircraft production operation in 2022 and is expected to increase production a year later.
Colonel Brian Pearson, leader of the F-16 Overseas Military Sales Program’s Product Integration Team (IPT), said the new line is “very important” not only to meet the delivery needs of existing customers, but also to allow the U.S. to have sufficient production capacity for new customers as they emerge.
Brig. Gen. Dale White, executive officer of the U.S. Air Force Fighters and Advanced Aircraft program, emphasized that the F-16 is a “high-performance and durable” aircraft that will play an important role in the national security of many partner nations for years to come. The F-16 is a “high-performance and durable” aircraft that will play an important role in the security of many partner nations in the years ahead, and will also be used to enhance common security interests between the United States and the nations involved.
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