Lockheed Martin and New Sovereign F-16 Purchases
Lockheed Martin ferried to Morocco the first four of 24 F-16C/D Block 52s being supplied to the Royal Moroccan Air Force from its Fort Worth, Texas, plant under a 2008 foreign military sale. With those deliveries under way, the company said its F-16 backlog stands at 58 aircraft, sustaining production until mid-2013.
In addition to Morocco, Egypt and Turkey have F-16s on order. Lockheed Martin will supply 20 Block 52 aircraft to Egypt under a contract announced in March 2010. Turkey is taking delivery of 30 new Block 50 F-16s produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries in Turkey. Possible FMS sales to Oman and Iraq, with each country seeking 18 aircraft, remain “active pursuits” that would extend F-16 production beyond 2013, according to Lockheed Martin.
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