News Archive

Six Pakistani F-16s have deployed to Konya, Turkey to participate at Anatolian Eagle, a bilateral air exercise similar to Red Flag, starting November 3rd till the 14th....

As two Edwards F-16 Fighting Falcons took off from the new base runway Oct. 31 at about 10.45h, this marked the runway's first operational use. ...

A fighter pilot can only chase his friends around for so long until he craves a higher level of training....

An F-16 fighter pilot at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, has been grounded after he reportedly flew well below authorized altitudes and spooked some residents around Nattenheim....

Colonel James Post relinquished command of the 20th Fighter Wing to Col. Joseph Guastella at a change of command ceremony....

Holloman Air Force base launched the F-22A fleet for training missions in the local area for the first time October 22 to test the aircraft's ability to fly two ship operations. ...

The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter has finished all planned testing at Edwards AFB, demonstrating that the aircraft, the support crews, and contractor and military service personnel are ready for the dramatically expanded flight testing on the program's horizon....

The prototype F-35 Joint Strike Fighter AA-1 completed an air start test at Edwards on Oct. 23, marking the first time the aircraft arrived here. ...

A US Air force jet dropped a BDU-33 dummy bomb near the strip in Las Vegas, hitting a truck....

Arenalogic announce today the release of their affordable high fidelity F-16 training system. A system which currently used by the Royal Danish Air force....

Happy Birthday 477th Fighter Group! It's been one year since the Air Force Reserve activated its first F-22A associate unit and the Arctic Reserve has already reached Initial Operational Capability. ...

Air Combat Command hosted combat teams virtually from across the Air Force for the first-ever Distributed Mission Operations Turkey Shoot Sept. 22-26. ...

The Dutch ministry of defense has tightened security at military bases in the Netherlands following an undercover TV program which exposed shortcomings in security at the bases....

The 13th FS won top honors as the best F-16 squadron in the Air Force, and the 35th FW as top F-16 wing in the Air Force. ...

The New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing said goodbye to two F-16 fighter jets as they left Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, today....

According to The Times of India, Pakistani F-16s have been invited to participate in the world famous Red Flag exercise held at Nellis AFB....

Italy has elected not to take part in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) program of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program....

Chile is interested in purchasing another batch of refurbished F-16s from The Netherlands, according to Defense officials. ...

ITT Corporation completed delivery of 50 new-generation "MALTS" two-station practice bomb carriers for use on Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16s. ...

Equivalent to 125 days spent strapped into a seat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon is the flying of 3,000 hours -- a milestone one pilot surpassed at Luke on September 22nd. ...

The 51st Fighter Wing commander, Col. Jon A. Norman, will move to a new assignment as Air Force Chief of Staff executive officer in Washington, D.C., base officials said Tuesday. ...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with more than 2,900 flying hours made the first part of its final journey Oct. 2 when three posts attached to its shell were cut, two cranes helped offset its weight, and the F-16 was gently lowered to a position where wheeled jacks and landing gear could be attached. ...

Charlotte based Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. have been awarded a multi-year contract valued at over $14 million from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide F-16 Leading Edge Flap Rotary Actuators and attachment Tie Bars. ...

The U.S. government approved the sale of 25 F-35 jet fighters to Israel and an option for 50 more in coming years, for a deal valued at up to $15.2 billion. ...

Four Polish Air Force F-16s are due to fly to Denmark on Monday 6th October for their first foreign Squadron Exchange exercise....

An F-16 pilot with the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flew his 100th combat sortie, an armed overwatch mission over Baghdad, Oct. 2....

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, numbered AA-1, arrived at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 1. ...

Air Force and Navy officials in Washington on Tuesday announced an agreement on the locations of depot repair workloads for the F-35 Lightning II....

With the Viper West F-16 Demonstration Team at Hill Air Force Base there is always action, but now they have the lights and camera to document it. ...

Since that unforgettable morning on September 11, 2001, the F-16s here have patrolled local skies and stood alert, ready to answer the nation's call to identify or intercept unresponsive or otherwise threatening aircraft. ...

The F-22 Raptor has surpassed more than 50,000 total flight hours in August while establishing new standards in capability and maturity. ...

The story of how money laundering of U.S. taxpayer funds return back to help a troubled aircraft program. ...