Lockheed and the Air Force have armed the F-16 jet fighter with a new suite of weapons, computing, sensors, cockpit displays and targeting technologies as part of a continued overall of the 1980s-era aircraft now being prepared to fly for at least several more decades into the future. As part of an effort to accommodate the service’s need for the aircraft, Lockheed has engineered a new F-16 “V” variant which also incorporates a new data bus, electronic warfare suite, missile warning sensors and helmet mounted cueing technology. Read More…
