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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...]
F-16s collide on tarmac at Nellis Aug 18, 2015 - Two F-16s (#85-1546 & #85-1549) collided shortly after landing at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday morning around 11:20h. The jets, assigned to the 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas returned from a flight operation to the base outside Las Vegas. [Read more...]	F-16 Viper Demo team honors Capt Will "Pyro" Dubois Aug 17, 2015 - The F-16 Viper demo team traveled to Colorado to tear up the Colorado foothills for the annual Rocky Mountain Airshow held at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport during the weekend of the 14th-16th. While the Viper Demo team has performed in Colorado multiple times in the past, this show was a little bit unique. [Read more...]
US F-16 crashes in Germany - Pilot safe Aug 11, 2015 - A pilot ejected from a U.S. F-16 before it crashed Tuesday morning around 09:00h in a forested area in southern Germany. He parachuted to safety but suffered minor injuries which required medical attention, according to a local police spokesman. [Read more...]	US sends F-16s from Aviano to Turkey for anti-IS efforts Aug 10, 2015 - The U.S. Air Force deployed a small detachment of six F-16s to Incirlik Air Base in Ankara, Turkey. They arrived on Sunday to join the coalition fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. [Read more...]
Keeping the Falcons rolling Aug 05, 2015 - When F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft take off and land here they do so using tires that were inspected, cleaned and repaired by Staff Sgt. William “Willy” Reibsome III. [Read more...]	US delivers eight F-16 Block 52s to Egypt Jul 30, 2015 - The United States embassy in Cairo has announced that on July 30 and 31, the United States is delivering eight F-16 Block 52 aircraft to Cairo West Air Base as part of ongoing American support in Egypt and throughout the region. [Read more...]

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