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Bahrain requests $750M worth weapons for F-16V block 70 fighters
May 08, 2019 - The Government of Bahrain has requested to buy $750 million worth weapons to support its fleet of F-16 Block 70/F-16V aircraft from the United States. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin awarded contract to build F-16 Block 70s for Bahrain
Jun 25, 2018 - Lockheed Martin received a $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force. [Read more...]
Bahrain to buy 19 new F-16Vs and upgrade 20 current Block 40s
Sep 08, 2017 - The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 19 F-16V fighter aircraft estimated to cost US$2.785 billion besides upgrading its 20 existing F-16 Block 40 aircraft to F-16V configuration for US$1.082 billion. [Read more...]
Bahrain to equip its F-16s with Sniper Targeting Pods
Jul 14, 2017 - Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the program. [Read more...]
Bahraini pilot survives F-16 jet crash
Dec 30, 2015 - Saudi Arabia says a Bahraini pilot who was flying for a kingdom-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen has survived a plane crash caused by a technical failure. [Read more...]
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