shehbazi2001
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the F-16 fleet stands at 46 by the end of 2008.
32 remaining F-16A/Bs
2 delivered in Dec-07
2 delivered in Mar/Apr-08
10 to be delivered in June (4) / July (4) and Dec (2)-08
46 total
14 F-16A/B with the USNavy are not being transferred. as a replacement USAF is providing surplus F-16A/B blk 30/40.
60 Total
18 F-16C/D blk 50/52 deliveries to start end of 2009 and end 2010.
78 total.
all the 60 F-16A/Bs will be MLUed at Hill AFB, Utah in the USA.
Block 30/32 and 40/42 are F-16C, not A, as I know, however I verified it quickly from wikipedia. The last A/Bs ended at Block 20. Infact I noted it in several of your posts.
An interesting fact for some guys would be that starting from Block 30/32 and then 40/42, 50/52 ,each pair is the same thing except engine......
From wiki ...."blocks ending in '0' (e.g., Block 30) are powered by GE, and blocks ending in '2' (e.g., Block 32) are fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines".
You mentioned that 6 of the original 32 F-16As are undergoing MLU. Whats the time-table when those original 32 birds would finish their MLU? I went almost 9-10 pages back but did not find it.