
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a more than $151 million contract for eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. "Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas; and Greenville, South Carolina, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2027," DoD said in a Sept. 14 contract announcement. FMS of the F-16 Block 70/72 Viper F-16 and Air Force upgrades under the Post Block Integration Team project of…