Fighting Falcon puts off retirement: F-16 to fly for USAF through 2048

The last of the gunfighters will not be hanging up its holster anytime soon. While the Trump administration has been playing Let's Make a Deal with Lockheed Martin and Boeing over the future of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Department of Defense has decided to extend the life of yet another old warhorse to fill the gap. At least 300 F-16 Fighting Falcons will receive structural and avionics upgrades that will allow them to fly until at least 2048, thanks to a Service Life Extension… (arstechnica.com) More...