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Lockheed Martin completes F-16 durability testing milestone Nov 03, 2015 - Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000 hours. [Read more...]	‘Black Widows’ arrive at Bagram for final F-16 deployment Nov 02, 2015 - Airmen assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, known as the “Black Widows,” from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan - October 28 in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. [Read more...]

Danish F-16 plunges into North Sea after pilot safely ejected Oct 27, 2015 - A Danish F-16 pilot was forced to eject when his F-16A block 20 MLU crashed into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø at around 14.00h on Tuesday. [Read more...]	F-16V Takes Flight Oct 21, 2015 - Lockheed Martin successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, the latest and most advanced F-16 on the market. [Read more...]
F-16 damaged by Taliban-claimed fire in Afghanistan Oct 19, 2015 - An American F-16 fighter jet was hit by small-arms fire last week in eastern Afghanistan, forcing the pilot to jettison fuel tanks and weapons before safely landing at a base, the U.S. military confirmed on Monday. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin tries to get Indonesia interested in the F-16V Oct 07, 2015 - Lockheed Martin brought its F-16 cockpit demonstrator to Indonesia this week to highlight the F-16V, the latest version of the F-16 multirole fighter. [Read more...]
Stealthy Cruise Missiles for Polish F-16s Sep 15, 2015 - Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply AGM-158 JASSMs to the Polish Air Force. The cruise missiles will be fitted onto the 48 F-16C/D Block 52s that are currently in Polish service. This makes the country the third international JASSM customer following Australia and Finland. [Read more...]	Spatial disorientation caused fatal F-16 crash in Gulf of Mexico Sep 10, 2015 - An Air Force report says spatial disorientation caused a civilian pilot to fatally crash an F-16 last November in the Gulf of Mexico. A report by Air Combat Command at Langley AFB says LaCourse was intercepting another jet when he became disoriented. The maneuvers stimulated fluid in the pilot's inner ear canals that affect perceptions of gravity, movement and direction. [Read more...]
Belgian Air Force sends 8 F-16s to UAE for training Sep 08, 2015 - Kleine Brogel and Florennes Air Base will deploy eight F-16s and about 45 Belgian F-16 pilots to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates from 11 October to 19 November for three training periods. [Read more...]	Airline intercepted by F-16s from Buckley AFB Aug 29, 2015 - The F-16s from the 140th wing COANG were scrambled out of of Buckley AFB shortly after 18.00h Friday evening to intercept a flight in route from Las Vegas to Frankfurt Germany. The F-16s were scrambled to intercept Condor Flight 83 when the pilot declared an in flight emergency due to an unruly passenger. [Read more...]

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