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Royal Bahraini Air Force Receiving First ‘Ferry’ of F-16 Block 70s

Royal Bahraini Air Force Receiving First ‘Ferry’ of F-16 Block 70s
U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots and crew chiefs conduct post-flight operations at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Jan. 6. “As a routine exercise Ballast Cannon occurs nearly quarterly with the Royal Bahraini Air Force to support the U.S. Air Force’s rapid expeditionary capabilities by integrating Agile Combat Employment objectives for F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135 Stratotanker, and operational support personnel,” the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

On March 6, "the first ferry cell" of three Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 Block 70s, built in Greenville, S.C., flew to Bahrain, Lockheed Martin said. In June 2018, the U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.1 billion foreign military sales (FMS) contract to build 16 F-16 Block 70 fighters for the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF). Bahrain is the first foreign nation to receive Block 70s. "To date, Lockheed Martin has produced five F-16 Block 70 jets for Bahrain,…

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