As I noted many pages back, it is a worthwhile bet that F-35 is the last manned fighter program we'll ever have. What they are doing with the unmanned strike vehicles is likely to keep expanding, even at the expense of other systems.
LO: F-16 upgrades have been going on since the 1980's. What F-16 modernization program were you referring to? (Crap, are they already past block 60?) Will look that up ... OK, I am guessing you refer to the new radar?
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