A delegation from Bulgaria visited Lockheed Martin's Greenville, South Carolina, facility to view progress on the F-16 production line. [Courtesy: Lockheed Martin]
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Bulgaria is preparing for the first flight of its new F-16 Block 70 fighter jet, expected by the end of the year, to replace its aging MiG-29 fleet.
Bulgarian defense officials recently inspected the Lockheed Martin production facility, where seven of the country's first batch of eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft are in various stages of production.
Once delivered, Bulgaria will become the second European country to receive the advanced F-16 Block 70 fighters, following Slovakia, which recently took delivery of its first two jets.
Bulgarian defense officials have begun planning the first flight of the country’s F-16 Block 70 as production of its first batch of advanced fighter jets nears completion, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday.
The inaugural flight of the aircraft, set to replace the country’s aging fleet of MiG-29s, is expected by the end of the year.
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