The innovative F-16V configuration provides advanced combat capabilities in a scalable and affordable package. Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites.
The innovative F-16V configuration provides advanced combat capabilities in a scalable and affordable package. Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites.
F-16 best dang MRF ever ping!
yet we keep dumping money down the F-35 money pit...“Lockheed describes the addition of Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as delivering “a quantum leap in capability” for the F-16”
Sensor and weapon technology has far out paced advancements in air frames and that’s where our focus should be.
pong
Basically a cheaper version of the F-16E/Blk60, right? Same approach, just without the conformal tanks (which I’m sure can be added) and a different type of AESA radar.
So why aren’t we buying more improved F-16s? If we go on the assumption that most of our future wars are going to be with countries like Iraq and Afghanistan rather than Russia or China then doesn’t it make sense to have a mix of non-stealth, slightly less capable aircraft like the F-16 and F-15 for wars like that and a group of F-22s and F-35s to offset the more sophisticated foes? One would think that would give us more aircraft at a lower cost to handle more potential hot spots.
F-16 ping.