New Fighting Falcons Delivered to Oman

摘要

Oman accepted the first of its second batch of Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 Fighting Falcons on April 3. A ceremony was held at the manufacturer's facility at Fort Worth, Texas, to mark the occasion. It ordered ten F-16Cs and two F-16Ds via a Foreign Military Sales contract on December 14, 2011. The initial aircraft of the second order (serial number 830) completed its maiden flight on January 14 (see New Omani Fighting Falcon Airborne, March, p9). The initial aircraft are due to be ferried to Oman later this year and the last will be handed over by November 2016. They will be used to equip a second squadron with the type. The country received its first batch of 12 F-16C/Ds from 2005.