{"id":12277,"date":"2023-09-10T00:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T05:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=12277"},"modified":"2023-09-10T00:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T05:53:58","slug":"lockheed-martin-unveils-slovakias-first-f-16-block-70-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=12277","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin unveils Slovakia&#8217;s first F-16 block 70 aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Greenville, South Carolina, September 7, 2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The first F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Slovak Republic was unveiled at Lockheed Martin\u2019s <strong>(NYSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/equities\/lockheed-martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LMT<\/a>)<\/strong> facility in Greenville, South Carolina, during a visit from the country\u2019s Minister of Defence, Martin Sklenar.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovak Republic will be the first European country to receive this newest and most capable version of the Fighting Falcon. The F-16 Block 70 aircraft will deliver decades of 21st Century Security capabilities in support of the Slovak Republic\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n<p>This F-16 Block 70 jet is the first of 14 to be delivered to the Slovak Republic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12278\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/G23-13464_SlovakMODVisit_20230906_JMS_194-676x451.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenville, South Carolina, September 7, 2023\u00a0\u2013 The first F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Slovak Republic was unveiled at Lockheed Martin\u2019s (NYSE: LMT) facility in Greenville, South Carolina, during a visit from the country\u2019s Minister of Defence, Martin Sklenar. 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