Lockheed to begin early F-16 SLEP kit-proof deliveries this summer

By Courtney Albon / February 5, 2016 at 8:15 AM
After completing durability tests last July for a key F-16 service-life extension program, prime contractor Lockheed Martin and the Air Force are on track to complete the teardown of the aircraft next month, and will begin delivering upgrade kits this June. Air Combat Command spokesman Micah Garbarino told Inside the Air Force Jan. 29 that once Lockheed and the service finish tearing down the aircraft -- a process meant to take a final look at the impact thousands of...

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