Posted on 01/12/2021 6:35:00 AM PST by Onthebrink
Currently, the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is operated by more than twenty-five nations around the world. While the single-engine supersonic multirole fighter is no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force – for whom the aircraft was first developed – improved versions are still being exported and nearly 4,600 have been produced.
The aircraft, which is now produced by Lockheed Martin, which essentially acquired General Dynamics’ aircraft manufacturing business in the 1990s, has highlighted the key facets of the Cold War-era fighter – claiming it to be the best value among fourth-generation jets for its capabilities and affordable lifecycle.
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Not sure if our Chinese overlords would be pleased with this.
“I’ve been reading about India’s struggles to overcome their own socialist bureaucracy in order to update their fighter fleet for over a decade in posts to Free Republic.”
Then you’ve probably also seen numerous reports of India’s drawn-out failure to develop an indigenous main battle tank. The Arjun program has all the hallmarks of a public works program where the actual product — the tank — is beside the point. We’ve got quite a lot of that going on over here, too. The US Navy seems particularly prone to mismanagement.
Well China will be soon enough.
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