F-16NG and Mirage IIING

Flight International reported that Lockheed Martin is studying "F-16NG" which will combine "the best of Block 50 and Block 60, with elements from the F-22 and F-35." Target users are India and existing F-16 operators who need to restock their fighter fleets but do not intend to buy the F-35 soon. According to Lockheed Martin the configuration of the F-16NG can be "less, equal to or better than" the F-16E/F Block 60 depending on each potential customer requirement.


Interestingly in 1982 Dassault Aviation of France also offered a "NG" variant of its bestselling Mirage III/5/50 series which had been operational since 1961. However this NG failed to find a buyer and quietly disappeared in the late 1980's.