News Archive

The Air Force will activate the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska and equip them with F-16 Block 30s....

Two F-16s block 40 assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron passed 6,000 flying hours during two recent Operation Iraqi Freedom combat missions over Iraq. ...

Coast Gaurd HC-130H #1710 crash landed at Saint Paul Island, Alaska which is in the Bering Sea....

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) delivery order to upgrade components for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of F-16 Block 40 and 50 aircraft. ...

An F-16CJ pilot ejected from his aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean Apr. 5, 2006 after experiencing a Gravity-Induced Loss of Consciousness and awaking to find his aircraft in an unrecoverable dive, according to an Air Combat Command report released two weeks ago. ...

An Israel Defense Forces/Air Force (IDFAF) F-16I 'Sufa' crashed late Wednesday while taking off from an IDF base in the Negev desert as part of operations against targets in Lebanon. ...

Capt. Michael Seltzer ran into trouble when one of his three green lights didn't come up after a five hour mission over Iraq....

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter, providing nontraditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to coalition ground forces, killed a member of an improvised explosive device cell and identified an IED emplacement yesterday near Baqubah, Iraq, U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials reported today. ...

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin announced today that they have signed an agreement that defines how F-35 support services will be provided in the UK through the life of the F-35 Lightning II program. ...

An F-16 of the RNlAF crashed over the Wadden Sea near the island of Vlieland around 14:50 hours local on Wednesday afternoon. The pilot was able to eject and was subsequently rescued by an AB-412SP helicopter....

The U.S. Air Force has announced that it intends to withhold up to $57 million to compensate for inspections of flawed F-22 fighter jets....

The U.S. House of Representatives repealed a ban on F-22 Raptor sales to foreign air forces in a voice vote on July 1. ...

With a new name, its first flight on the near horizon, six aircraft in various stages of subassembly and plans being laid for operation and support, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the only 5TH generation fighter available on the international market, is moving quickly into production with an eye toward long-term sustainment. ...

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has signed a letter of intent with Canadian company Magellan Aerospace for work on the F135 engine that will power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) "Lightning II". The agreement, announced today during a press conference at the Farnborough International Air Show, has a potential value of more than US$20 million over the life of the program....

The United States has agreed to sell Taiwan 66 F-16 fighter jets in a deal worth over US $3 billion stating a report on July 17th, 2006....

Lockheed Martin officials briefed reporters attending the Farnborough International Air Show on how the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft is both delivering capability to meet modern threats and is an active participant in crisis relief operations around the world....

Since today, Twenthe AB in the Netherlands is one step further in the process of closing down. The last commander of the base - Colonel Ralph Reefman - passed command to the Dutch Commander in Chief of the Air Force. ...

After much speculation, many polls online, and more posts on F-16.net than nearly any other topic, the offical name for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has finally been announced - "Lightning II."...

F-35 Lightning II - that's the name of Lockheed's new international fighter jet according to an article in the Dallas Morning News....

Everyone's been asking what the name for the new F-35 fighter jet will be and on Friday, July 7, 2006, the wait will be over.. ...

BAE Systems has started assembling the aft fuselage of the first short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ...

Romania is discussing with Belgium the possible purchase of used F-16 fighters to upgrade its ageing air force, the Romanian defence ministry said on July 4....

Last week U.S. Congress was notified of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan F-16 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services. Here is a detailed list of this potential sale along with some of the controversies it might create....

The first Danish female F-16 pilot will feel the wind beneath her wings on her first solo flight today. The 27 year-old Line Bonde is the first Danish female-pilot at the controls of an F-16 jet fighter....