The current F-16 is vitually the same airframe with the same flying characteristics as the original. It’s the systems inside that have changed as everyone knows.
The point I was making is that, when it was first introduced, it set a new standard. 25+ years later it competes quite favourably with a new generation of designs that are only beginning to enter service in any quantity and which new custmers will wait years for.
The performance yardsticks haven’t moved all that much. Also consider that new build Vipers will also be just as able to incorporate future weapons systems just as easy as the newer designs.
Sauron
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