A considerable percentage of the entire Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet may potentially be relevant for repair and…
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Military Aviation
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AirshowsMilitary Aviation
Video shows the “Super Delta,” the new Thunderbirds and Blue Angels F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet flight formation
by Dario LeoneThe “Super Delta” formation grew out of a series of joint training opportunities held in 2020 and 2021, and serves as…
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Military Aviation
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
by Dario LeoneFormer USAF acquisition chief Will Roper opened the possibility of buying more F-16s for this purpose but Chief of Staff Gen.…
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Military AviationWeapons
Northrop Grumman could provide 450 USAF F-16 fighter aircraft with Next Generation Electronic Warfare suite
by Dario LeoneThis F-16 system is part of a mature product line of electronic warfare capabilities that can be adapted to protect virtually…
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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…