By the way, are you aware that the best version of F16 out there was developed for the UAE with their funds? We do not fly those versions. We are out of the F16 purchasing.
When we sold F14s to the Shah, it was just being fielded.
The F16 was built to be the export fighter from the begining and is being phased out of US service...
I had gone to the Dallas / Fort Worth area many times in support of a proposal for the UAE System. There are a few other countries with upgraded varients of our aircraft that we do not use either.