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RSAF F-16 crashes at Tengah Air Base
On 8 May 2024, at 12.35h, a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 experienced an issue during take-off. The pilot safely ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within the confines of Tengah Air Base.

F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, USA
An F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday around noon. The pilot safely ejected.

Iraqi F-16s to be equipped with the AN/ALQ-211 electronic warfare system
The Iraqi Air Force is to equip all 34 of its F-16C/D Block 52Ms with the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare suite (AIDEWS).

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - May 13, 2024
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 204 write-off: 621 preserved: 162 stored: 582 instructional: 120 on order: 125 active: 2861
	Changes '23/'24: Fleet adds: 20 Fleet drop: 60
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Today in F-16 history

2002
Jordan orders 17 F-16s (Peace Falcon II).

13 May 1986
Norway orders an additional 2 F-16s.

Quote of the Day

Turn to kill, not to engage.

-- CDR Willie Driscoll, USN

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Sparrow Tester

USAF #01568
YF-16

The aircraft used to perform some tests with the AIM-7 Sparrow missile. Only with the introduction of the ADF version of the F-16, a BVR missile capacity was added to the airframe.

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Rooster"

Last name rhymed with Tyson (the chicken company) and he did pretty well in the henhouse (the bars)

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Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

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