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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Muhammad Ehsanul Haq Khan turned up to be the first four-star general of Pakistan Army who flew the F-16 in action for one hour and seven minutes....

Turkey is positioning itself to take delivery of the world's most advanced, international multi-role fighter. The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is nearing completion and is preparing for its first flight next year. The program continues to meet milestones on schedule as evidenced most recently on Sept. 7, when electrical power to the aircraft was switched on for the first time....

Lockheed Martin delivered the 50th F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force today, marking another milestone in this revolutionary stealth aircraft program. The Raptor can dominate airspace anywhere around the globe, around the clock, and survive in contested airspace better than any other aircraft in the world....

When Denmark graduated its first female fighter pilot, it was a special moment for the country. Now she is going through the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program here....

USAFE F-16s will take over the duties from the German air force to patrol the airspace of three Baltic nations starting from the end of this month, the US embassy in Lithuania said Wednesday. ...

The Royal Thai Air Force hopes to buy sixteen F-16 jets which the USAF has been using in Afghanistan, under a barter trade agreement, incoming air force chief ACM Chalit Pukpasook said yesterday. ...

An Israeli air force sergeant was arrested after being accused of attempting to damage an F-16 jet, the result of a dispute with his commander....

Yesterday at 0915h, a USAF F-16 dumped a concrete practise bomb (907 kg) in the sea about 24-28 km from Rokkashomura, a Japanese village....

The Bush administration has approved a Turkish request for an advanced upgrade package for the F-16 fleet, including the most modern air-to-air missile in the U.S. military inventory....

As the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter moves toward its inaugural flight next year, the program continues to meet milestones on schedule and is planning for initial production and operational capability for the armed services....

A Belgian F-16s crashed in the North Sea near the Dutch island 'Vlieland' at around 10.55h local. The pilot, Cdt. Fabrice Massaux, was killed in this accident. ...

The first wave of what will ultimately be more than 200 Utah-based Air Force Reservists in Iraq departed Utah on Tuesday morning.
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The Pentagon late Sept. 6 told Congress of a proposed sale to Turkey of the AGM-154A/C advanced air-to-surface weapons to arm their F-16 fighters. ...

The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter came alive with electrical power today, as technicians at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth initiated "power-on" - the incremental process of testing the aircraft's circuits, electronic components and wiring. The event was completed on schedule. ...

The United States is deploying its F-16 fighter jets for large scale air exercises with India to be held at the Kalaikunda Air Base outside Kolkata in November this year. ...

Members of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB flew the first F/A-22 Raptor Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation mission Aug. 29, releasing Joint Direct Attack Munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range....

Three days before his change-of-command ceremony, Brig. Gen. Bill Rew, 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base commander, helped cut the ribbon on a deal intended to enhance U.S.-Japanese relations and inspire future aviators....

Lockheed Martin will present an F-16 cockpit demonstrator during the Fifth International Aviation Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The show will be officially opened on September 6, 2005....