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Lockheed Martin dismisses rumors about F-16 aircraft stealth upgrades

London, United Kingdom - The American hi-tech industry makes declaration at Farnborough

Lockheed Martin, the popular American hi-tech defence industry which built the F-35 fifth generation multi-role fighter aircraft, has dismissed all the rumors about a potential upgrade to retrofit the F-16 fighters adding stealth capabilities. In particular, the American firm declared there is no way to add conformal weapons bays to its F-16 fighter to reduce its radar cross-section. Due to the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143259
Rome, Italy, 07/11/2012 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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