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The Block 70/72 features advanced avionics, a proven Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modernized cockpit with new safety features, advanced weapons, conformal fuel tanks, an improved performance engine, and an industry-leading extended structural service life of 12,000 hours.
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F-16V Block 70/72. L'F-16V, denominato anche F-16 Block 70/72, è una nuova versione del Fighting Falcon dotata del radar AESA Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 (derivato dall'AN/APG-80 degli F-16E/F block 60) e conosciuto anche come Radar Scalabile Agile Beam (SABR), un nuovo computer di missione Raytheon, un Datalink Link 16, display ...
25 gen 2023 · Gli F-16 configurati nel Block 70 avranno un motore General Electric F110, mentre i tipi Block 72 saranno alimentati dal motore Pratt & Whitney F100. Il nuovo radar AESA APG-83 offre una maggiore consapevolezza situazionale, flessibilità e un targeting più rapido in qualsiasi condizione atmosferica.
In 2019, Taiwan and the United States signed an $8 billion deal that would deliver 66 new-build Block 70 aircraft. F-16 Block 70/72. Royal Bahraini Air Force. In September 2017, the US State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 19 new-build F-16V and upgrade its 20 existing F-16C/D Block 40 to F-16V standard.
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- 48 ft 5 in (14.8 m)
- 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
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- F-16V Development
- Cockpit and Avionics of The F-16 Viper
- F-16V Weapon Systems
- Targeting and Countermeasures of Viper Fighter
- F-16 Viper Engine
- F-16 Viper Orders and Deliveries
- Contractors Involved
The F-16V jet fighter was unveiled at the Singapore Air Show in February 2012. The Viper configuration is available as a new production aircraft, while a components upgrade is also being offered for the existing F-16 versions. Lockheed Martin received a $1.85bn contract from the US Government to upgrade 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republi...
The F-16V’s advanced glass cockpit incorporates an upgraded mission computer and state-of-the-art avionics, including colour multi-function displays, a large high-resolution centre pedestal display, a helmet-mounted cueing system and a high-volume, high-speed data bus. The CPD enhances the situational awareness of the crew by supporting real-time p...
An F-16V can be armed with a range of air-to-air missiles (AAMs), including AIM-9 Sidewinder, Magic II and ASRAAM short-range AAMs, as well as AIM-7, Sky Flash and AIM-120 medium-range AAMs. High off-bore-sight, infrared AAMs such as AIM-9X, Python IV, AIM-132 ASRAAM, and IRIS-T are also available. The aircraft supports the integration of AGM-119/A...
The F-16V’s APG-83 AESA radar enables all-weather targeting and offers high-resolution detection and imaging of land-based targets. The phased array radar allows the simultaneous application of air-to-air and air-to-surface modes. The onboard Sniper advanced targeting pod (ATP) gives high air-to-surface and air-to-air targeting capability to the F-...
The fighter jet is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 or a General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan engine. The F100-PW-229 develops a thrust of 29,100lb, whereas the F110-GE-129 generates a power of 29,500lb. The power plant provides the aircraft with a maximum speed of Mach 2 and a range of 1,740nmi.
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded a foreign military sales (FMS) contract to Lockheed Martin for the upgrade of 134 F-16 aircraft to the F-16V configuration in November 2016. Lockheed Martin received a $1.12bn contract from the US Government for the development of 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force in June 2018. The Kingdom of...
In December 2016, the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) contracted Stauder Technologies, a company specialising in targeting, geodetic, and communications systems, to upgrade the existing IDM 302 avionics boxes on the F-16s with HydeDM 302 VMF Modems. Designed to meet Lockheed Martin F-16 specifications, the HydeDM 302 is driven by Stauder’s JECL messa...
6 apr 2023 · The Block 70/72 (which does not officially use the F-16V designation) is, to all intents and purposes, a new-build F-16V. In an era in which fighters are expected to serve for decades, one often over-looked but vital upgrade is structural, and the Block 70/72 has a 12,000 hour airframe life – compared to the original aircraft’s ...
The Block 70/72 has an industry-leading extended structural life to 12,000 hours - more than 50 percent beyond that of previous production F-16 aircraft. That means a highly reliable, readily maintainable jet of at least 40 years of service life for most air forces, with no expected extended structural repairs throughout that entire lifetime.
