F-16 to be manufactured at Donaldson (Greenville: buying, live, to move)

[Labonte18]

That's.. Pretty big.

Lockheed Martin will move production of F-16 fighter jets to Gre - FOX Carolina 21

I didn't even know they had production facilities out there.. Thought it was just repair facilities.

[trollhole]

The Galaxy was the only exciting thing to fly over. Finally something that will shake the windows and will put a smile on my face.

[USNRET04]

The sounds of FREEDOM.

Very excited to HEAR that the infamous Fighting Falcon will be built in the upstate.

[Psychoma]

Awesome news. Hopefully this also helps their Greenville T50A fighter jet training bid against Boeing.

[Downtown27]

Originally Posted by Psychoma

Awesome news. Hopefully this also helps their Greenville T50A fighter jet training bid against Boeing.

That surely is part of the equation. F-16s are a small order book, but the trainer would mean a lot more jobs over a long time.

[g-man430]

This isn't a done deal yet: https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/n...on-greenville/

[lyricamphibian]

Defense One, a nation-wide defense business news publication, quotes company officials in a way that sounds pretty certain "Lockheed will deliver the last F-16 from its Fort Worth factory in September, then take a two-year break in production to move the line to Greenville, S.C., the head of the firm’s aeronautics sector said Tuesday. Dwindling orders make the break possible." I like UBJ, but...

Lockheed to Move F-16 Production to South Carolina - Defense One

[g-man430]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-adm...--finance.html

[Downtown27]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/polit...ets/index.html

Does this mean no trainer jets to be built at Donaldson?

[mckee16]

Sounds bigger than it is.No developed western countries are buying F16's anymore, its all third world countries who might have to go up and fight a 50 YO Mig 19.