Portugal wants 'free' F-16s to upgrade

1997-11-12T00:00:00

Portugal is negotiating to acquire 25 ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to be upgraded and operated alongside its 20 new-build aircraft. Funds are short, and Portugal is hoping to get the used airframes free of charge so that it can afford to upgrade at least some of them to ...

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