site.btaAssembly of F-16 Fighter Jets for Bulgaria Goes to Schedule – Defence Ministry

Representatives of the Defence Ministry and the Air Force visited the Lockheed Martin facilities in Greenville, South Carolina, where the F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft are assembled, to get familiar with progress, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.  

Currently, six of the aircraft are at a different stage of production. The production is taking place according to schedule as the first two F-16C Block 70 and F-16D Block 70 are planned to be completed at the end of July 2024. These two aircraft will be used to train Air Force engineers and technicians in the US.  

The delivery of the first aircraft to Bulgaria is expected at the end of March 2025.  During the visit the Bulgarian delegation observed a flight of a F16C Block 70 manufactured for Slovakia.