GREENVILLE, S.C., March 2,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has
announced senior Bahraini, U.S. government, military and aerospace
industry officials will soon celebrate the delivery of the first
Royal Bahraini Air Force F-16 Block 70.
The event, to be held 11 a.m.
ET on Friday, March
10, marks a major milestone for the F-16 Block 70
program, demonstrating Lockheed Martin's commitment to advancing
the program and getting this much-needed aircraft and its advanced
21st Century Security capabilities to the
warfighter.
The ceremony, to include high-level speeches and the aircraft's
official reveal, will be livestreamed at the following link:
Bahrain F-16 Block 70 Ceremony Event
About the F-16
This F-16 Block 70 jet is the first of
16 jets for Bahrain, and took its
first flight on Jan. 24, 2023. From
here, it will begin additional flight tests at Edwards Air Force
Base before arriving in Bahrain in
2024.
Six countries have selected Block 70/72 aircraft. In addition to
the current official backlog of 127 jets to-date to be built in
Greenville, Jordan has signed a Letter of Offer and
Acceptance (LOA) for 12 jets and Lockheed Martin has received a
contract to begin its long-lead activities. Bulgaria has also signed an LOA for an
additional eight jets for its fleet. Once these are finalized, the
backlog will increase to 147. See additional information:
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/f-16.html
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin
Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs
approximately 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Please follow @LMNews on Twitter for the latest
announcements and news across the corporation.
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delivery-celebration-ceremony-for-first-f-16-block-70-in-greenville-south-carolina-to-be-livestreamed-301760970.html
SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics