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From what I gather the USAF isn't getting any new Block 70/72 F-16s but some existing (probably Block 50/52) aircraft will be refurbished and upgraded to a standard that is nearly but not quite that. It sounds like those F-16s will continue to use the overarching F-16C/D designation but I'm not sure if they will be called Block 70/72 or something else. As for international buyers I suppose they could choose to use the F-16V designation if they wished to, though I'm not sure what they would call the two-seater. I'm guessing most will instead choose to keep using the C/D designator.

[QUOTE="Colonial-Marine, post: 664460, member: 3538"] From what I gather the USAF isn't getting any new Block 70/72 F-16s but some existing (probably Block 50/52) aircraft will be refurbished and upgraded to a standard that is nearly but not quite that. It sounds like those F-16s will continue to use the overarching F-16C/D designation but I'm not sure if they will be called Block 70/72 or something else. As for international buyers I suppose they could choose to use the F-16V designation if they wished to, though I'm not sure what they would call the two-seater. I'm guessing most will instead choose to keep using the C/D designator. [/QUOTE]

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