This is the upgraded F-16 Viper of the Hellenic Air Force (video)

07:41 20/1/2021 - Πηγή: Armynow

The latest variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth-generation, the F-16V or Viper made its maiden flight at the Tanagra air base of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), after the multi-role, fighter aircraft

received its technical upgrade.

The greek website Protothema.gr revealed an exclusive video with the first modernised F-16 car rolling in the runway of Tanagra airbase, after the completion of most of the upgrades.

The flight of the -updated Viper F-16 lasted one hour and four minutes. It took off at 10:54, performed a local flight, and landed at 11:58, after performing a series of scheduled tests and checks.
There will be other test flights from Tanagra before the aircraft is transported to the US to complete the necessary work.

“Today it made its maiden flight with absolute success,” wrote on Facebook the Minister of National Defence Nikos Panagiotopoulos.

Το πρώτο ελληνικό #F16 που αναβαθμίζεται στην εκδοχή #Viper στην #ΕΑΒ έκανε την παρθενική του πτήση σήμερα, με απόλυτη επιτυχία. Tέλος του μήνα θα βρεθεί στις εγκαταστάσεις της #LockheedMartin.Η αναβάθμιση του στόλου της Π.Α συνεχίζεται με εντατικούς ρυθμούς. pic.twitter.com/JuadOa03JV

— N Panagiotopoulos (@npanagioto) January 17, 2021

Source: en.protothema.gr

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