The Air Force plans to upgrade 343 F-16s through a service-life extension program and is looking for a contractor to integrate the kits beginning in fiscal year 2019. The service and F-16 manufacturer Lockheed Martin completed durability testing of the airframe in July 2015, and the company began delivering SLEP kits last summer. For several years, the Air Force had said the effort would cover up to 300 F-16s, but, in a Dec. 16 draft request for proposals, the service...
