USN F-16A fleet completes FalconUp modification

The U.S. Navy has given its F-16A fleet an additional 500 hours of service life for each aircraft via the FalconUp modification program.

F-16A NSAWC at NAS Fallon fron view
USN / Public domain


Next step would be the Falcon Star program to increase the service life with an additional 3750 hours per jet.

Boyd Forsythe, PMA-226 adversary program team lead, says this will extend the USN F-16A operational life through 2025.

For more information, hit the Source below

Source