F-16 keeps on going and going....
During a presentation at Le Bourget on Tuesday, Lockheed Martin officials and a panel of both present and former customers extolled the virtues of the ligh

During a presentation at Le Bourget on Tuesday, Lockheed Martin officials and a panel of both present and former customers extolled the virtues of the lightweight fighter that is still operating 32 years after it was originally designed. LM spokesperson June Shrewsbury explained that the Advanced Block 50 and Block 60 versions are the two main models being offered to export customers and that “the company sees a potential of up to 200 more aircraft to be sold in the future.” The present order book carries the aircraft’s production out to 2008, but this could stretch to 2010 with new sales to some of the company’s prospective customers.

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