LOCKHEED SEES DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL 400 F-16 JETS OVER 10 YEARS

[Zarvan]

SINGAPORE - Lockheed Martin Corp is anticipating demand for an additional 400 F-16 fighter jets globally over the next decade, a senior executive at the U.S. defence contractor said on Wednesday.

Randall Howard, who leads F-16 business development at Lockheed Martin, made the comments on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.

“As I look today across Central Europe, across the Mediterranean, across the Middle East, across South America, across Southeast Asia…If you add all of these countries up and India as well, I can see an additional 400 plus aircraft in the next six, eight to 10 years,” he said.

“I’ve not said this before, I’ve said 200 over five-seven (years) but what I’ve seen in the last three years, there’s been a tremendous uptick in interest in the F-16.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...16-jets-over-10-years-executive-idUSKBN1FR14C

 

[khansaheeb]

They should make slight modifications in airframe and electronics and peddle it to the Indians and other suckers as F19s.

 

[BHarwana]

SINGAPORE - Lockheed Martin Corp is anticipating demand for an additional 400 F-16 fighter jets globally over the next decade, a senior executive at the U.S. defence contractor said on Wednesday.

Randall Howard, who leads F-16 business development at Lockheed Martin, made the comments on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.

“As I look today across Central Europe, across the Mediterranean, across the Middle East, across South America, across Southeast Asia…If you add all of these countries up and India as well, I can see an additional 400 plus aircraft in the next six, eight to 10 years,” he said.

“I’ve not said this before, I’ve said 200 over five-seven (years) but what I’ve seen in the last three years, there’s been a tremendous uptick in interest in the F-16.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...16-jets-over-10-years-executive-idUSKBN1FR14C

Interesting News.

 

[YeBeWarned]

That surly does not include Pakistan Air force

 

[Tom M]

They should make slight modifications in airframe and electronics and peddle it to the Indians and other suckers as F19s.

Does that include all the suckers awaiting U.S government subsidies as well to buy F-1X's ????

 

[Imran Khan]

400 i dont think so may be some third world nation took it but its expensive useless old age fighter

 

[neem456]

They should make slight modifications in airframe and electronics and peddle it to the Indians and other suckers as F19s.

It's a crap aircraft, garbage.
That is why india is not shown any interest inspite of american lobbying.

 

[HttpError]

It's a crap aircraft, garbage.
That is why india is not shown any interest inspite of american lobbying.

Oh yes, you guys require 6th Gen aircraft to compliment your super Air-force

 

[LeGenD]

It's a crap aircraft, garbage.
That is why india is not shown any interest inspite of american lobbying.

Is that why Indians cried so much when Pakistan was set to receive 8 additional F-16 Block 52+ from Obama administration?

Your so-called MMRCA deal is a dud due to [lack of] foresight in IAF; you ended-up paying nearly 9 billion USD for 36 Rafale aircraft (and related parts) without TOT. So much for procuring 100+ F-16 class aircraft with TOT under MMRCA originally.

 

[Hallian_Khan]

Does that include all the suckers awaiting U.S government subsidies as well to buy F-1X's ????

and the answer is BIG YES!

 

[Incog_nito]

This means no plant in INDIA

LM, should launch a semi-stealth version of F-16s and it will going to be sold as HOT CAKES. But, will eventually kill the expensive F-35!

 

[neem456]

Is that why Indians cried so much when Pakistan was set to receive 8 additional F-16 Block 52+ from Obama administration?

Your so-called MMRCA deal is a dud due to [lack of] foresight in IAF; you ended-up paying nearly 9 billion USD for 36 Rafale aircraft (and related parts) without TOT. So much for procuring 100+ F-16 class aircraft with TOT under MMRCA originally.

India protested against americans for providing free aircrafts to you.
You are free to buy as much of aircrafts with your hard earned money, no body in the world can lobby against it.

LM is lobbying hard to shift entire and only manufacturing base of F-16's to india, while pakistan keeps struggling for 8 aircrafts. This fact itself is enough for you to not talk about our airforce and our procurment procedures.

 

[Avicenna]

India protested against americans for providing free aircrafts to you.
You are free to buy as much of aircrafts with your hard earned money, no body in the world can lobby against it.

LM is lobbying hard to shift entire and only manufacturing base of F-16's to india, while pakistan keeps struggling for 8 aircrafts. This fact itself is enough for you to not talk about our airforce and our procurment procedures.

Cry all you want. Doesn't change the fact that at the end of the day you're still Indian.

Calling the F-16 "crap" is one of the stupidest things i have heard in awhile.

 

[Oublious]

Indian fighters are crap and garbage, how many are grounded because of the technicall problems?

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

World should be moving on from F16 now IMO