Bahrain to be first to receive F-16 Block 70 aircraft manufactured in Greenville
Bahrain was the first F-16 operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Greenville-built F-16’s to Taiwan garner bipartisan praise
Amid protests in China and with in-state companies like BMW and GE Aviation doing business in the Asian country, the U.S. Government has approved the sale of 66 Lockheed Martin…
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Deal’s off: Bulgarian President vetoes purchase of Greenville-built F-16’s
Just weeks after announcing their intention to purchase eight F-16 fighter jets worth $1.26 billion from Greenville County’s Lockheed Martin facility, Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev, suddenly vetoed the deal Tuesday…
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Lockheed Martin targets Bulgarian Air Force in latest sell of Greenville-built fighter jet
Although Lockheed Martin spokesperson, Leslie Farmer, told the Upstate Business Journal “it is premature to speculate on production and delivery,” the aerospace and defense company’s Greenville location will supply the…
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Lockheed unveils F-16 production line
Lockheed Martin held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the company’s new F-16 production line. In 2017, Lockheed announced the move of its F-16 production…
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Aviation is poised to take off as the next Upstate industry powerhouse
Since 2009, the aviation industry has been making a comeback in the Upstate after eight years of decline following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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