News Archive

Recent trade negotiation between Norway and the US touched upon the possibility that the US would lift toll on Norwegian Salmon as part of the JSF industrial work share if Norway were to continue its development participation and acquire the JSF when it replaces its F-16MLU....

A pilot's momentary loss of situational awareness caused two F-16 Fighting Falcons to collide May 17 over southwestern Indiana, according to a U.S. Air Force report released on Monday....

The crash of the Singapore Air Force F-16 fighter jet in Arizona on May 18th was solely caused by human factors, an inquiry by the RSAF has found, ruling out negligence or foul play. ...

BAE Systems celebrated early delivery of its low-cost, lightweight, Electronic Warfare (EW) suite to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., for development of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a multi-role, supersonic, stealth aircraft....

Col. Robert Becklund has been named commander of the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing, also known as the "Happy Hooligans,"...

Maintainers operate 24 hours daily to ensure that F-16s at Kunsan AB can defeat sophisticated anti-aircraft defense systems during combat. These advanced systems are posing a threat against unstealthy Air Force aircraft....

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is to acquire six RecceLite airborne reconnaissance systems, including datalink components, two mobile ground stations and two portable ground terminals for its F16 multirole fighter operations. ...

Straddling an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine that is producing 30,000 pounds of thrust as it furiously roars full blast during testing is not for the faint hearted. The ground shakes as the engine shoots 30-foot flames out the exhaust with a deafening noise, and the strong winds can knock someone to the ground. ...

The ANG 107th Fighter Squadron became the first Viper unit to be based in Iraq when it established its base in Kirkuk in February. It also was the first F16 unit to employ the Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) as well as the first to employ the Litening pod. ...

A defense contractor has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two and a half years as a result of participation in a fraudulent scheme to supply counterfeit and sub-standard aircraft parts to the United States Department of Defense....

If all goes as scheduled, F-16s will be flying regularly in the skies over Poland in a few years. And they won't have Americans in them....

Last week's Excalibur bombing competition saw Aviano's 31st Fighter Wing win "Top Wing" honors, while Aviano's 510th Fighter Squadron was designated "Top Flight", thus winning the F-16 two out of three prizes....

About five years from now, Nellis Air Force Base will add a new strike fighter to its current fleet of fighters and bombers....

The Netherlands Air Force will send six F-16 fighter jets and up to 210 supporting troops to Afghanistan to boost security during the October elections....

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) completed deploying its KF-16 fighter jets last friday to wrap up a $5.5 billion project launched 13 years ago. Korea Aerospace Industries sent the 140th and last KF-16 from its Sacheon plant....

With more than 62,000 square miles of integrated training ranges, Alaska provides the perfect backdrop for Cope Thunder 04-02, a total-force exercise which runs through Aug. 27...

Taiwan's air force has confirmed it carried out its first test firing of American-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles in a display of the island's ability to ward off a Chinese invasion....

First Lt. Wyatt Morrise, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, jumped at the chance to come here after graduating from aviator school. Although it is a one-year unaccompanied tour, almost every veteran F-16 pilot he met recommended this place as one of the best flying assignments in the Air Force. ...

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. has reached a key production milestone in support of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program with the delivery of the aircraft's lower wing skins. ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team is expanding leadership responsibility to focus on the program's two major elements: program-requirements integration and contract execution....

The Norwegian Government and Lockheed Martin have agreed to reduce Norway's contributions towards the development of the new Joint Strike Fighter by 50 percent over the next two years, according to a Norwegian newspaper....

The United States was said to have agreed to an Israeli request to restrict the capability and use of advanced air-to-air missiles to Jordan and ban their sale to the rest of the Arab world....

In one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War, US President George Bush has announced plans to call 60,000 to 70,000 American troops home from Europe and Asia. The F-16 Fighter Wings at Spangdahlem and Aviano however would remain... for now....

The Netherlands is giving "serious consideration" to a Nato request to supply F16 fighter jets to help patrol the skies over Afghanistan during the upcoming election, government ministers said in a letter to Parliament on Thursday. ...

At approximately 12.00h yesterday, RDAF F-16BM #ET-204 suffered a mishap at Aalborg AB during the practice of touch-and-gos. The landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a halt on its belly with apparently only minor damage....

The Belgian Ministers approved a contract on July 20th for "Depot Level" support of the (Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation system) Flight Profile Recorder on the F-16....

From August 13th to August 28th, pilots and support personnel from the 522nd and 524th Fighter Squadron will be participating in the "Red Flag" exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas, Nev. ...

Experts at Edwards AFB accelerated testing to equip the F-16 Fighting Falcon, for the first time ever, with a 500 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition so overseas warfighters can use the new capability sooner. ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation received a two-year contract to develop a radar replacement "kit" that will improve performance and enhance reliability in approximately 280 U.S. Air Force F-16C and D fighter aircraft....

Pilots and maintainers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first batch of retrofitted "Wild Weasels" due back Monday after extensive upgrades at Hill Air Force Base depot in Utah....

Lockheed Martin has selected Goodrich's dimmer display control unit for use onboard the F-16. The unit independently controls the brightness settings of selected instruments and panels under a variety of lighting conditions....

Japan plans to stop the procurement of the F-2 fighter within a few years. After a defence review the Japanese Defense Agency has concluded that the F-2 is the least cost-effective of all available options....

The Nose Radome Electrical Test System - which has been operating at Hill AFB using 25-year old technology - is receiving a well-deserved upgrade. The system tests disturbances and variations in the sending and receiving of microwave radar signals through the nose of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. ...