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by T-A 768 days ago
> Why are they trying to retrofit an F16

Because there are lots of them,

As of 2023, it is the world's most common fixed-wing aircraft in military service, with 2145 F-16s operational. [1]

and several countries are phasing them out in favor of the F35. Pilot training is a slow and expensive affair (ask Ukraine), so it makes sense to concentrate scarce resources on the top model - unless the legacy one can fly itself.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting...