Summary and Key Points: The F-16 Fighting Falcon, the most widely adopted fixed-wing aircraft, continues to be produced for foreign military sales by Lockheed Martin.
-The Block 70/72 variants, equipped with the L3Harris AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield electronic warfare system, will be supplied to Bahrain, Bulgaria, Morocco, Slovakia, and Taiwan. This $897.4 million contract ensures delivery of advanced fourth-generation fighters by June 2028.
-The Viper Shield, introduced in 2021...