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Air National Guard’s F-16s at Joint Base Andrews now Equipped with AN/APG-83 SABR Radar
The radar upgrade of select Air National Guard F-16s extends the operational viability and reliability of that fleet while providing pilots…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Photos show Israeli F-16C/D Fighter jets Damaged In heavy rainstorm. IAF admits Mistake in not moving jets to safety during flood at Hatzor Air Base.
by Dario LeoneThe F-16 fighter jets are expected to return to service in less than a week, after costly repairs are made. Eight…
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Story of Alexander Rutskoy the Soviet Su-25 Pilot that was Shot Down twice in Afghanistan (one By Pakistani F-16s)
by Dario LeoneAlthough the Su-25 pair attempted defensive manoeuvring, spiralling towards the ground after detecting that they had been ‘painted’ by the F-16’s…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Hot Skies Over Afghanistan: That Time a Pakistani F-16 damaged a Soviet MiG-23 Attacking Targets over the Border between Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Tom CooperThe Pakistani F-16 pilot released two AIM-9L, rolled 135 degrees and left the fight ‘head over heels’ from within 1500 m…
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F-16 Downs Drone with APKWS providing Proof of Concept for using Laser-Guided Rockets to Perform Cruise Missile Defense
by Dario LeoneThe APKWS is a fraction of the cost of an AIM-120 missile commonly used for cruise missile defense. The 85th Test and…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF F-16 Dropped BDU-50 Inert Bomb on Private Land in Japan
by Dario LeoneThe BDU-50 inert bomb is reported to have landed 5km away from its target. On Nov. 6, 2019 at around 6:30…
Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron of the Vermont Air National Guard, once was Devlin’s…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Su-27 Pilot remembers Mock Dogfight He Had against NATO F-16s that were trying to Violate Russian Airspace
by Dario Leone‘I was all alone out over international waters and a good long way from the shore when a pair of F-16s…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
ROKAF F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets Fire more than 300 Warning Shots at Russian A-50 AEW&C Aircraft
by Dario LeoneROKAF pilots sent out 30 warnings to the A-50 but received no response. On Jul. 23, 2019 warplanes from four countries…
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