Could New F-16s Be the Answer for the USAF's Aging Fighter Fleet?
May 27 2025
During a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin addressed the idea of procuring a new version of the F-16, a "Block 80," to increase the service's combat capacity.
While the Air Force has no immediate plans to buy new F-16s, Allvin expressed openness to considering a Block 80 variant, acknowledging the need for more detailed analysis on adapting export F-16s (like the highly capable Block 70/72) for U.S. use and assessing industrial...
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