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Successful First Flight Of F-16 Block 70 Aircraft. The Block 70/72 is the newest and most advanced F-16 production configuration.

Successful First Flight Of F-16 Block 70 Aircraft. The Block 70/72 is the newest and most advanced F-16 production configuration.

The Block 70/72 is the newest and most advanced F-16 production configuration, combining numerous capability and structural upgrades. Lockheed Martin… Read More

8 months ago

Bulgaria to buy a second batch of eight new F-16 Block 70 fighter jets

It would be the second batch acquired by Bulgaria, which contracted to buy eight multi-role F-16 Block 70 aircraft in… Read More

11 months ago

Greece will soon send a letter of request for 38 F-16V Viper upgrades

The Hellenic Air Force will soon send a letter of request (LOR) to the US for the upgrade of 38… Read More

1 year ago

After Czech Republic mulled order for 24 F-35A Lightning II fighters, Sweden’s ambassador says the country can keep Gripen aircraft for free

The Swedish ambassador to Czech Republic Fredrik Jörgensen said in an interview with Seznam Správy that Czech can keep the… Read More

1 year ago

Delivery of Slovakia’s F-16 Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon aircraft will be delayed by 12-14 months due to global chip shortage

In 2018 Lockheed Martin has beaten Saab for the contract to supply new fighter jets to Slovakia. The country signed… Read More

2 years ago

Meet Capt. Aimee ‘Rebel’ Fiedler, USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team new Pilot

Capt. Aimee ‘Rebel’ Fiedler will perform precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate combat capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known… Read More

2 years ago

USAF to Upgrade 608 F-16 fighter jets to V variant in Viper Fleet largest Modification Work in History

In one of the largest modernization efforts in the USAF history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40 and 50… Read More

2 years ago

Taiwan’s F-16V jet fighter that was lost yesterday was Inverted with Speed Brakes Deployed before it Crashed

The F-16V, the most advanced type in Taiwan's fleet, went missing from radar screens after taking off from the Chiayi… Read More

2 years ago

The reason why the US will never sell the F-35 Lightning II to Taiwan

The US has already started deliveries of F-35s to both Japan and South Korea, despite the fact that neither country… Read More

2 years ago

Vipers forever! The F-16 Could Still be Flying when it is 100 years old

The F-16’s sunset years now could come in the 2070s, or later given Lockheed Martin’s backlog of F-16 orders, planned… Read More

2 years ago

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

In addition to leading efforts to field new F-16s, the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate is also modernizing 405 F-16s… Read More

2 years ago

Hellenic Air Force’s first F-16V (with USAF insignia) expected to reach Forth Worth on Wednesday

In order to avoid problems flying into the US airspace, the F-16V is registered under the USAF and HAF insignias… Read More

3 years ago

All you need to know about today’s TOPGUN: why the US Navy Fighter Weapons School is recognized worldwide as the center of excellence for fighter tactics training

Today’s TOPGUN is stronger than ever and is widely accepted as the center of excellence for fighter tactics training. Currently… Read More

3 years ago

“Greece’s F-35s will turn the Aegean Sea into a Greek lake,” former Turkish Politician says

“With Greece’s purchase of the F-35’s, balances can be turned upside down in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East,… Read More

3 years ago

Indonesia cancels Su-35 purchase after pressure from US. Jakarta is keen on buying F-35 Instead.

Washington warned Jakarta that buying the Russian-built Su-35 fighters will risk the South East Asian country being penalized under the… Read More

4 years ago

Bulgarian President Vetoed F-16V Deal

The Bulgarian president Rumen Radev vetoed the F-16V deal after a lengthy debate in parliament on Jul. 19, that revealed… Read More

4 years ago

Now it’s official: Bulgarian Air Force buys F-16Vs

The F-16Vs – Bulgaria's biggest military procurement since the fall of Communism – will be used to replace its ageing… Read More

4 years ago