{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_lrqsplq7arcv5wdpzfoq","title":"Ukraine and Lockheed Martin discuss F-16 Block 70/72 fighters as Kyiv reports more than 3,150 aerial targets downed in combat","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ukraine-and-lockheed-martin-discuss-f-16-block-70-72-fighters-as-kyiv-lrqsplq7ar","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_lrqsplq7arcv5wdpzfoq","seq":703763,"kind":"article","title":"Ukraine and Lockheed Martin discuss F-16 Block 70/72 fighters as Kyiv reports more than 3,150 aerial targets downed in combat","url":"https://defence-industry.eu/ukraine-and-lockheed-martin-discuss-f-16-block-70-72-fighters-as-kyiv-reports-more-than-3150-aerial-targets-downed-in-combat","summary":"Ukraine’s Air Force has discussed the prospect of moving to newer F-16 Block 70/72 fighters with Lockheed Martin, according to a statement by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.","published":"2026-09-29T14:49:09Z","seen":"2026-09-29T15:18:15Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-defence-industry-eu-e5e558","name":"defence-industry.eu","domain":"defence-industry.eu"},"via":"kite-defence-industry-eu-e5e558","topics":["defense","air","top","f-16","lockheed martin","ukraine"],"authors":["admin-defence"],"entities":[{"id":"Q212","name":"Ukraine","type":"place"},{"id":"Q7240","name":"Lockheed Martin","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1899","name":"Kyiv","type":"place"}],"story":"st_lrqsplq7arcv5wdpzfoq","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.8999999761581421,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.44999998807907104,"political":0.949999988079071}]}