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A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

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A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

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In 2019 Thunderbirds called in 15 former team commanders for brutal and honest input to help improve the Squadron

Airshows / Military Aviation

In 2019 Thunderbirds called in 15 former team commanders for brutal and honest input to help improve the Squadron

F-16 production line in Greenville to build 128 F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft through 2026

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F-16 production line in Greenville to build 128 F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft through 2026

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VFC-12 transitioning to F/A-18 Super Hornet as US Navy considers getting used F-16s from USAF to Recapitalize its Adversary Aircraft Fleet

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

VFC-12 transitioning to F/A-18 Super Hornet as US Navy considers getting used F-16s from USAF to Recapitalize its Adversary Aircraft Fleet

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Taiwan seeking to buy AGM-158 JASSM for its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft

Military Aviation / Weapons

Taiwan seeking to buy AGM-158 JASSM for its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft

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That time a RNoAF F-16 rushed specialised medical equipment halfway across Norway in 25 minutes and saved a critically ill patient’s life

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So…Can you actually buy a fighter jet? Royal Norwegian Air Force could soon sell its F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet

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Video shows the “Super Delta,” the new Thunderbirds and Blue Angels F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet flight formation

Airshows / Military Aviation

Video shows the “Super Delta,” the new Thunderbirds and Blue Angels F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet flight formation

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The unknown story of the F-16 mission that marked the first combat use of GBU-38 JDAM and the beginning of the battle for Falluja

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USAF mulls 4.5/5 gen minus clean sheet fighter to replace F-16, thinks to use the F-35 less to mitigate F135 engine wear issues

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Northrop Grumman could provide 450 USAF F-16 fighter aircraft with Next Generation Electronic Warfare suite

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Northrop Grumman could provide 450 USAF F-16 fighter aircraft with Next Generation Electronic Warfare suite

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All ANG F-16s that sustained catastrophic damage by a windstorm during Operation Inherent Resolve returned to service

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

All ANG F-16s that sustained catastrophic damage by a windstorm during Operation Inherent Resolve returned to service

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SDBs autonomously avoid GPS jammer and determine highest priority target

Military Aviation / Weapons

SDBs autonomously avoid GPS jammer and determine highest priority target

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Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT

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Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT

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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?

Aviation History / Military 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?

Dario Leone

Belgian Air Force unveils F-16 with cool tail flash celebrating 45 years of Multi National Fighter Program

Military Aviation

Belgian Air Force unveils F-16 with cool tail flash celebrating 45 years of Multi National Fighter Program

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Turkey may have used S-400 missile systems to detect American F-16 fighter jets: US Senators demand new sanctions on the country

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

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Tunisian Air Force F-5 Tiger crashes, pilot killed

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Tunisian Air Force F-5 Tiger crashes, pilot killed

Dario Leone

The story of the Longest Serving F-16: Development and Life of YF-16 #72-1568

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Longest Serving F-16: Development and Life of YF-16 #72-1568

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