Aircraft
First Upgraded F-16V Fighter For Greece Takes Flight
Greece is upgrading 84 of its F-16s with AESA radar as part of a major overhaul of its fighter force.
Conversion of F-16 005 to F-16V standard began at Tanagra in January 2020. Here it is seen taxying at the base in preparation for its first flight. (Photo: Greek defense ministry)
Conversion of F-16 005 to F-16V standard began at Tanagra in January 2020. Here it is seen taxying at the base in preparation for its first flight. (Photo: Greek defense ministry)

The first of 84 Greek Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to be upgraded to the F-16V Viper standard took to the skies for the first time on January 17. Greece’s minister for national defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, announced the news on Twitter, noting that the maiden flight was conducted with “absolute success”, and that the upgrade program “continues at an intensive pace.”


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