Update: Lockheed Martin hands over first F-16s to Slovakia
12 JANUARY 2024
by Gareth Jennings
One of two F-16s handed over to Slovakia. (Lockheed Martin)
Lockheed Martin has formally handed over to Slovakia its first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon multirole combat aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 10 January.
The first two of 14 jets were delivered to the Slovak Air Force at Lockheed Martin's Greenville production facility in South Carolina.
Lockheed Martin told Janes that, in this context, ‘delivery' “refers to the acceptance of the two Slovakia F-16 Block 70s by the [US] Defense Contract Management Agency. This acceptance was formalised with the signing of a [US] Department of Defense (DoD) Form 250, commonly known as DD-250. In short, when an aircraft is said to be ‘delivered or DD-250'd', it signifies that it has successfully completed the acceptance process and is now officially recognised as part of the [US] DoD's inventory or assets. Additionally, the first C-model (single-seat) and D-model (two-seater) will support On-the-Job Maintenance Training before they arrive in Slovakia”.
These first two aircraft are expected to be flown to the Eastern European country in mid-2024, with deliveries of the remaining aircraft to run through 2025.
첫댓글 50년 전 1974년에 처음 날았는데 지금도 계속 만들 줄은 아무도 상상하지 못했을 것 같습니다.
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/timeline-fifty-years-f-16
1974년에서 50년도 아니고 30년만 뒤로 가면 P-47과 P-51이 날아다니던 1944년...
개발팀 중에 고참이셨던 분들은 이미 작고하셨을지도.. ㄷㄷ
1975년 파리에어쇼에 등장했을때 꽤 인기를 끌었을겁니다. 미국이 이젠 저런 경량의 고기동 전투기도 만들어낸다고 감탄도 했겠죠.
@위종민 당장 해리 힐레이커는 이미 진작에 고인이죠