Would this be the same F-16 that was full of problems and a push to cancel?
http://archive.gao.gov/f0902c/105793.pdf
UNCERTAINTIES IN F-16 PROGRAM
In reviewing the F-16 program, GAO identified a number of uncertainties. The following are the most important, but there are others.
-- Critical development and operational flight testing remains.
-- Issues of the F-16's ability to survive and remlain invulnerable in battle remain unresolved. Proposals to incorportate modifications to increase the F-16's survivability remain undecided.
--The rate of loss for the F-16 due to engine malfunction is currently estimated by the Air Force to be three times higher than that called for by Air Force specifications.