In recent years, Ankara has shown an increased willingness to deploy F-16s to friendly non-NATO member countries amid active conflicts or tensions with their neighbors.

A new training center, F-16 Viper (F-16V) upgrades, and new-build Block 70/72 variants hail the second-coming of the Fighting Falcon in Europe.

The Turkish fighter jets are expected to play a role in Somalia’s ongoing campaign against Al-Shabaab militants in the countryside—and could also serve as a warning signal to Israel.

Peru is moving toward selecting the F-16V Block 70 as its next fighter jet, potentially replacing MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been an important part of the Royal Danish Air Force since 1980, and will now pass the torch to the F-35A Lightning II. The ...

Lockheed Martin has completed deliveries of F-16C/D Block 70 fighters to Slovakia, and also handed over the last jets from an initial-tranche buy placed by Bulgaria. The US airframer on 15 December ...

Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the 14 F-16s Block 70 ordered by Slovakia and the eight of the initial order by Bulgaria, with eight more to be produced as part of the second batch.

Though the jets are destined for Eastern Europe, their construction has been an employment boon for Lockheed Martin’s operations in South Carolina, where they are manufactured. The capabilities of ...

A Bulgarian F-16C Block 70 Fighting Falcon departs the Greenville production facility on a pre-delivery test sortie. Lockheed Martin has completed manufacture of the initial eight of Bulgaria's 16 ...

GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed production of all F-16 Block?70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia's initial fleets, equipping both air forces ...