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What Makes the Block 70 Viper the Most Advanced F16 Ever Built

In this video, we'll take a look at the Block 70/72 F-16 Viper fighter jet. This advanced aircraft is designed to replace the ageing F-16s currently in use by the USAF. This video is a deep dive into ...
The Aviationist

First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight

Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced that the first ...
autoevolution

Most Advanced F-16 Version in Existence Flies with New EW Shield for the First Time

Lockheed Martin, the present-day maker of the F-16, likes to describe the fighter plane as the most advanced fourth-generation plane of its kind. Naturally, the defense contractor is talking about the ...
Flightglobal

L3Harris Viper Shield EW system gets airborne on Block 70 F-16

L3Harris Technologies’ Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has undergone its first flight on a Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter, with deliveries of the self-protection equipment to begin ...
The National Interest

The F-16 Fighting Falcon Now Has a “Viper Shield”

The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever produced. It has been 51 years since the F-16 Fighting Falcon made its ...
Aviation Week

L3Harris Starts Flight Testing Viper Shield For F-16s

L3Harris’ all-digital electronic warfare suite, Viper Shield™, completed its first flight in a single-seat Block 70 F-16 operated by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California. Credit: Lockheed ...
Seeking Alpha

Poland selects L3Harris Viper Shield for F-16 upgrade program

Poland chose L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to supply its Viper Shield electronic warfare system as part of the nation’s F-16 Viper modernization effort, the company announced. The purchase, made ...
Washington Times

Air Force conducts first F-16 flight using anti-electronic warfare Viper Shield

The Air Force conducted its first flight with L3Harris’ Viper Shield this week, bringing advanced anti-electronic warfare technology to F-16 fighter jets. The flight, conducted with an F-16 Fighting ...
Flightglobal

Taiwan receives its first new-build F-16 Block 70

Lockheed Martin has handed over Taiwan’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter at a ceremony in Greenville, South Carolina. Social media posts dated 29 March show Lockheed officials, including company ...
Aviation Week

Viper Shield is in Production: Priming the F-16 for Tomorrow’s Fight

L3Harris’ Viper Shield—the only modern F-16 electronic warfare system currently in production—harnesses the power of software to give pilots and commanders the edge in an increasingly contested ...
American Machinist

Lockheed Wins $3.8B Project to Update F-16s

Lockheed Martin will work with a Polish defense contract to carry out a $3.8-billion modernization of Poland’s F-16 fighter aircraft fleet, to achieve the advanced F-16 Viper configuration. The ...