This F-16 system is part of a mature product line of electronic warfare capabilities that can be adapted to protect virtually…
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
All ANG F-16s that sustained catastrophic damage by a windstorm during Operation Inherent Resolve returned to service
by Dario LeoneThe winds caused the worst battle damage an Air Force or Air National Guard unit had received since 1991 according to…
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Military AviationWeapons
SDBs autonomously avoid GPS jammer and determine highest priority target
by Dario LeoneA team from the Air Force Test Center flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon and released two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs, which…
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Military Aviation
Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT
by Dario LeoneWith great amounts of planning, preparation and communication 18 F-35A Lightning IIs, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankers arrived…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Did you know that the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace Giora Even-Epstein had also been the eldest Israeli pilot to fly an F-16?
by Dario Leone“I flew the F-16 for nine years. Grandpa fighter pilot. Older than the parents of most of the young pilots at…
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Military Aviation
Belgian Air Force unveils F-16 with cool tail flash celebrating 45 years of Multi National Fighter Program
by Dario LeoneThe Multi National Fighter Program was created in June 1975 following the decision by Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway to…
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Military Aviation
Turkey may have used S-400 missile systems to detect American F-16 fighter jets: US Senators demand new sanctions on the country
by Dario LeoneTurkey may have used its S-400s to detect U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets returning from the Eunomia exercise held in August. The…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Tunisian Air Force F-5 Tiger crashes, pilot killed
by Dario LeoneA Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger fighter jet crashed in the morning of October 6, 2020 in the region of…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The story of the Longest Serving F-16: Development and Life of YF-16 #72-1568
by Matthew BoeWhere YF-16 #72-1568 begins to stand out and helped change the fighter world are the innovative advantages the jet had over…
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Military Aviation
US ends Spangdahlem Air Base’s Mission, moves 52nd Fighter Wing F-16s to Aviano
by Dario LeoneAs Europe’s only SEAD fighter squadron, the 480th FS is assigned 28 F-16 Fighting Falcons to provide expeditionary combat capability in…