Lockheed Martin officials say they have produced the 4,300th F-16 fighter—a Block 50 version they will deliver to Oman. Oman has purchased 12 advanced Block 50 F-16s. Lockheed currently is producing the popular fighter for Chile, Israel, Poland and the United Arab Emirates. And, Greece has ordered 30 Vipers.
The U.S., South Korea, and Japan flew an unusual trilateral flight with two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers escorted by two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s, and two ROK Air Force KF-16 fighters—both countries’ respective variants of the F-16—July 11. That same weekend, the top military officers of the three nations…