News Archive

February 2012


26 February 2012 TAI upgraded F-16s arrive in Pakistan
The first batch of three TAI upgraded F-16 block 15 MLU (Mid Life Upgrade) were delivered to the Pakistan Air Force on Friday....
26 February 2012 F-16s head south
Several units moving through an area of responsibility isn't an unusual occurrence, but recently over a two week period, the A-10 Thunderbolt tails based at Kandahar Airfield, switched places with the F-16 Fighting Falcon tails based at Bagram Airfield....
21 February 2012 Aggressor F-16 rolls off Saipan runway
An F-16C from the 18th Aggressor squadron (#86-0310) made an emergency landing during a Cope North 12 training mission in the U.S. territory of Saipan, no injuries were reported....
21 February 2012 100th FS F-16C accident report released
Extreme fogging in the aircraft cockpit caused an F-16C Fighting Falcon (#87-0296) to depart the runway July 28, 2011, at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisc., according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released today....
15 February 2012 F-16s take two millionth photo over Afghanistan
On February 11, 2012, Dutch F-16s took their two millionth photo over Afghanistan, using the RecceLite photo reconnaissance system. The fighter aircraft are stationed in Mazar-e Sharif, in the north of the Asian country....
15 February 2012 Lockheed Martin announces new F-16V at Singapore Air Show
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new version of the F-16, which will include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, upgraded mission computer and improvements to the cockpit. The "V" designation is derived from Viper, the name fighter pilots have called the F-16 from its beginnings....
15 February 2012 416th FLTS 'Skulls' return to Red Flag
The lights of the Las Vegas strip served as a backdrop for Edwards Air Force Base crew members and four F-16s from the 416th Flight Test Squadron that participated in the realistic combat training exercise known as Red Flag, from Jan. 23 to Feb. 4....
14 February 2012 NATO called - Shaw responded (Part 4)
The primary role of the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons is the suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses. During Operation Unified Protector (OUP), they supported NATO by protecting assets through finding and eliminating anything that could take out coalition aircraft....
14 February 2012 RMAF's F-16 ATD achieves training milestone
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that an F-16C Block 52 Aircrew Training Device (ATD) built for the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has reached ready-for-training status on schedule and is currently supporting pilot instruction....
10 February 2012 NATO called - Shaw responded (Part 3)
A jet can't take off of the runway and still expect to take down the bad guys and come back safe without Airmen loading munitions, pumping fuel and tightening every bolt....
09 February 2012 NATO called - Shaw responded (Part 2)
Fire rained down from the sky as the F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 20th Fighter Wing demolished the Libyan air defense systems, protecting NATOs air power and empowering the revolutionaries to topple a corrupt regime....
08 February 2012 TAI delivers first upgraded PAF F-16
Turkey's center of aerospace, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), has delivered the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) its first upgraded F-16 (#90617) as part of the Peace Drive II modernization program. ...
07 February 2012 Dutch F-16s "Go Guard" for new paint job
This week, the painters from the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa rolled out the first of six F-16s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force that will be receiving a new paint job. ...
06 February 2012 Pakistan receives first MLU F-16s
The Pakistani airforce received its first two MLU upgraded F-16s today at PAF Shahbaz airbase after the aircraft arrived back from the USA....
03 February 2012 NATO called - Shaw responded (Part 1)
Jets from the 20th Fighter Wing provided a key role in taking a down corrupt regime during Operation Unified Protector....
02 February 2012 Osan F-16C aborts take-off during exercise
An Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft experienced an engine malfunction during take-off during Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Bulldog 12-01 at approximately 12.30h, local time on February 1st....
02 February 2012 First Iraqi in Arizona for F-16 pilot training
The first of the Iraqi pilots that will learn how to fly F-16s recently arrived in Tucson, Arizona with the 162nd Fighter Wing. The ANG unit is considered the International Training Center for F-16 flying training....