From September 1st, 2008 onwards, four Belgian F-16s are providing assistance to the ISAF operation in Afghanistan....

Here is a variety of reading for the weekend to keep up on F-35 events....

Taiwan has acquired 60 AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the United States to be used by the air force's F-16 fighter jets....

The senior Australian Defence leadership is embarking on a dangerous gamble with taxpayer’s money. This compulsive gambling habit will need a strong intervention by Parliament....

Coalition air forces in Iraq unleashed a new precision guided weapon against anti-Iraqi forces August 12....

In a change of command ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of US Forces Japan and 5th AF, Col. David Stilwell became the new commander of the 35th FW in Hangar 949 at 9:30 a.m. Monday. ...

The 14th Fighter Squadron will tackle its second Iraq deployment in less than two years with the hindsight of experience....

Spangdahlem Air base Instruction 11-401 is probably one that many Sabers are unfamiliar with. ...

Saab AB has offered to sell 85 JAS Gripen fighter jets to the Netherlands, thus competing with Lockheed Martin for the replacement of the country's aging F-16 fleet...

Few can fathom the intensity of sitting in the cockpit and commanding an F-16 Falcon. Even fewer can comprehend the feeling of competing in the world Olympics - even more so, to represent your nation as a world-class athlete alongside a brother. ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft, an aircraft carrier-capable variant designated CF-1. This was performed on budget and on schedule....

With one F-35 in structural testing, two in flight test, six in final assembly and another 14 in various stages of production, Lockheed Martin added to the program's momentum on Saturday by finishing assembly of the fourth F-35 aircraft, an STOVL F-35B....

There is a common denominator that everyone at Luke shares. It is the constant sound of F-16s taking off and landing. Seeing these aircraft flying is the finished product of a long process to make the flight possible. ...

The United States has released $ 116 million to finance mid-life upgrades for Pakistan's existing fleet of block 15 A/B aircraft....

In the transition from Soviet-built MiG-29s and Su-22s to American-built F-16s, Poland takes on one of NATO's most aggressive fighter up-starts known as "Peace Sky". ...

Over European castles, Middle Eastern deserts and Pacific islands, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots are soaring in ever-increasing numbers. ...

Test flight delays due to engine problems could further inflate the cost of the F-35 Lightning II, already the most expensive military program ever at $299 billion....

An F-16 from the Air National Guard had to make an emergency landing Wednesday at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, KSEE News reported....

After the US began easing sanctions against Pakistan, Turkey will help by assisting in the upgrade of the air forces F-16 Fighting Falcons....

Approximately 20 French air force aircrews, 60 maintainers and support personnel and four Rafale aircraft visited Luke AFB to participate in an exercise July 28 to Aug. 8....

Col. Thomas W. Bergeson will assume command of the 3rd Wing on Aug. 18, thus becoming the 100th commander at Elmendorf AFB....

While fighting in the Korean War, a soldier would sometimes look up in the sky and admire the planes flying over head. He would go off into a dream about what it would be like to be a pilot....

Now that the arrival ceremonies are over and the anticipation has subsided with the F-22A Raptor, Holloman AFB Airmen are on an aggressive training schedule to prepare them for combat operations. ...

Lockheed Martin will sign an agreement with the Military Aviation Depot No.2 from Bydgoszcz, northern Poland, to jointly establish the F-16 Service Planning Office. ...

Leadership of the 35th Fighter Wing will change hands later this month with current commander Col. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy headed for a new assignment in Hawaii, base officials announced last week. ...

Pratt & Whitney and subcontractor will pay $52 million to settle allegations they knowingly sold defective parts for F-15s and F-16s, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday....

The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) announced the selection of the Northrop Grumman LITENING Advanced Targeting system for their F-16 Advanced Targeting Pod upgrade program....

United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit said that its F100-PW-229 engine has been selected by the Royal Moroccan Air Force to power their new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. ...

Instead of the Fighting Falcon's roar, the hum of a turboprop engine will carry the 174th Fighter Wing's weapon system of the future into the skies -- but the pilots will stay on the ground half a world away. ...