An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.

An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.

An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.

An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.

An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.

An Operational Flight Program M7.2+ standard F-16 undergoing pre-release flight trials. The USAF is to implement the upgrade to more than 600 of its F-16 aircraft, under the Post Block Integration Team programme. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”.

Announced by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 28 February, the Post Block Integration Team (PoBIT) effort will see hundreds of F-16s undergo wide ranging modifications designed to maintain their operational relevance in future.

“In one of the largest modernisation efforts in US Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40[/42] and 50[/52] – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats,” the AFLCMC said.