First Slovak F-16 Viper unveiled

The first F-16C Block 70 for the Slovak Air Force (SAF) had a ceremonial roll out at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Greenville, on September 6 2023. The aircraft, serial 1001 (FMS 20-4001, c/n EY-01), was shown to Slovak Defence Minister Martin Sklenár and a senior Slovakian MoD delegation. It is expected to begin flight tests this November. Slovakia originally announced that it would purchase 14 F-16V Block 70/72 aircraft (12 single-seaters and two twin-stickers) on July 11, 2018. Lockheed