Meet Lockheed Martin's 'New' F-21 Fighter

David Axe, National Interest: Meet the 'New' F-21 Fighter: An F-16 On Steroids (With F-22 and F-35 DNA)?

Is this the fighter India needs?

Lockheed Martin in mid-February 2019 offered to sell India a new fighter the company calls the "F-21."

Only it doesn't look like a new fighter at all. The F-21 looks like an F-16.

In fact, the F-21 is an F-16 that Lockheed has upgraded with new cockpit displays, conformal fuel tanks, a larger airframe spine that can accommodate additional electronics, fittings for towed radar decoys, a new infrared sensor and a refueling probe that's compatible with India's Russian-made aerial tankers.

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More News On Lockheed Martin's 'New' F-21 Fighter

Lockheed unveils new F-21 fighter jet configured for India -- Reuters
Lockheed just unveiled the upgraded fighter jet it's

using to compete for a $15 billion contract with India -- Business Insider/The Aviationist
Lockheed Touts New 'F-21' Fighter Jet Concept for International Sales -- Dod Buzz
Lockheed Martin unveils new F-21 fighter jet to be made in India -- Business Today
Elusive $15 Billion Arms Deal Frustrates Boeing to Lockheed in 11 hours -- Bloomberg
Lockheed Martin Offers India Upgraded F-16 Fighter Jet -- The Diplomat
F-21 only for Indian Air Force, not to be offered to anyone else around world: Vivek Lall -- Sify.com
Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s -- Warzone/The Drive
Why There's a “New” American Fighter Called the F-21 -- Popular Mechanics