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SABCA, a Belgian aerospace company, delivered the last Belgian Air Component (formerly Belgian Air Force) F-16 to receive the Mid-Life Update, or MLU, in ceremonies on 8 March at its Charleroi-Gosselies plant. The F-16 was also the 1,000th to be built or upgraded by SABCA since coproduction began in 1978. SABCA is currently involved in the Falcon STAR/M3 upgrade program. STAR, or Structural Augmentation Roadmap, extends the service life of the F-16. The M3 modification allows the aircraft to use the third version
of the MLU software, which enables the F-16 to fire up-to-date, air-to-air missiles and drop satellite-guided bombs
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