News Archive

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Balad got a special present on Christmas Day: a brand-new set of captain's bars. And he got to celebrate it at 14,000 feet. ...

High above Iraq, Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over suspected terrorist areas, taking high-resolution images with a sophisticated photographic system contained inside a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System -- or TARS -- pod....

In January 1979, the first operational F-16 Fighting Falcon was delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Nearly 30 years later to the day, a pilot from Luke AFB has amassed 4,000 hours flying this workhorse of the air....

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 23 -Lockheed Martin rolled out the first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter on Dec. 19....

The Air Force took "appropriate administrative disciplinary action" against a Spangdahlem-based fighter pilot who violated Germany flight regulations and reportedly spooked residents of a town near the base....

Lockheed Martin completed a successful first flight of the F-16 Advanced Block 52+ variant for Greece on December 5th. ...

Lockheed Martin's second F-35 ground-test aircraft rolled out on Wednesday at the company's Fort Worth plant, where it will be fully instrumented before being shipped to the United Kingdom for testing....

Holloman Air Force base received additional F-22s this week. Three arrived Monday and one further example due in around this time....

The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Thunderbirds has released the schedule for their 2009 show season. Next years starts with a Super Bowl fly-over and includes a Pacific tour....

Air Force and University of Dayton Research Institute engineers together have identified Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), display unit materials and processing issues and developed a repair capability for damaged systems. ...

Ten years ago, Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Ali al-Aaragy was flying Mirage fighters for his country's air force. This week, he was flying in a 63rd Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon. ...

Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron flew its last F-16 sortie yesterday afternoon as the unit prepares to transition to the A-10 aircraft and mission....

The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. ...

Poland received the final three F-16's (#4040, #4074 & #4075) on December 11th, from the forty eight it purchased under the Peace Sky agreement signed in April 2003....

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the Joint Military Training (JMT) 2008 exercise at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India, from 24 Nov to 17 Dec....

In October, members of the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, returned to Jordan as judges for the third annual Falcon Air Meet hosted by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. ...

An F-16 from the 388th FW jettisoned its two external fuel tanks into the Great Salt Lake during a training exercise. Base personnel and park employees are assisting in the recovery clean up....

After spending nearly 200 days on the road in 2008, Air Combat Command's West Coast F-16 Demonstration Team, known as Viper West, is shifting gears to prepare for next year's season with a new pilot and maintainers....

After a 17 year absence, the USAF Thunderbirds will once again fly over the skies of Homestead, Fla. The world famous jet fighter acrobatic team will headline the "Wing's Over Homestead" Air Show, Nov. 7-8, 2009, at Homestead ARB. ...

According to the Jakarta Post the Indonesian Air Force deployed a single F-16 on Wednesday along with a nine-person air crew from Madiun, East Java, to help secure Indonesian waters around the disputed Ambalat territory....

Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, have successfully demonstrated an autonomous landing of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, marking the first time an F-16 has landed entirely under computer control....

The Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter achieved another milestone with the in-flight operation of its integrated avionics aboard the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, or "CATBird."...

The concept of having the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter become some kind of specialized electronic jamming aircraft amounts to unrealistic dreams. ...

During the Tactical Leadership Program at Florennes AB yesterday a PoAF F-16 slid off the runway. The pilot safely ejected and walked away without injuries. ...

Col Terry Virts Jr., 41, a former F-16 pilot has been named by NASA as the pilot of space shuttle Endeavour on flight STS-130 next December to the International Space Station....

JASDF members at Komatsu AB, Japan, are hosting more than 80 Misawa Airmen through the week during a JASDF and U.S. air-to-air training event that will increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both forces and foster the U.S.-Japan alliance. ...

Approximately 45 personnel and an undisclosed number of F-16s departed from the 148th Fighter Wing early Wednesday morning....

Thirteen F-16 Fighting Falcons from 555th Fighter Squadron and approximately 250 Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, returned home Nov. 24 after taking part in the Nickel Javelin 2008 exercise in Bulgaria....

There have been many articles touting the benefits to the Air Force of Lean initiatives and Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO 21. ...

The Viper East demo team comes to the end of a great season, but practices continue as they prepare for next year's demanding schedule beginning in March 2009. ...

Raytheon Company's latest integrated electronic warfare suite has been selected by the Royal Moroccan Air Force for its F-16s. The RMAF recently agreed to purchase 24 Block 52 F-16s from Lockheed Martin....

In an effort to provide unique training for the Air Force's newest combat asset, pilots from the 434th Fighter Training Squadron have been traveling to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on a weekly basis to train against the F-22 Raptor....