F-16V fighter jet takes maiden flight

Posted on 23 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown
The new F-16V configuration provides advanced combat capabilities in what Lockheed Martin describes as a 'scalable and affordable package'. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin with photo by Randy Crites.

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, the latest and most advanced F-16 fighter jet to date.

The October 16 flight marks the first time an F-16 has flown with Northrop Grumman’s advanced APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), which will deliver a quantum leap in capability for the venerable F-16. The F-16V “Viper” advanced avionics configuration also includes a new cockpit Center Pedestal Display (a “glass” digital…

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