It was a long time in coming, but the completion of an F-16 damaged in an accident at Hill AFB December 2000 will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

Thailand is preparing to launch a structural upgrade program for its entire Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet, but is to delay its selection of a new-generation fighter.

The 388th Fighter Wing took to the skies for the inaugural flight of its first combat-ready Common Configuration Implementation Program F-16 (Block 40) fighter today.

Both the Dutch and Belgian defence ministries have recently launched a program which will lead to the upgrade of many of its remaining F-16AM/BM aircraft to an M5 software standard in the 2009-10 timeframe.

The Pentagon notified the US Congress of a planned sale to the Turkish Air Force of 50 AGM-84K air-to-ground SLAM-ER missile systems, a deal worth around $162 million.

Turkey on Monday offered Indonesia assistance for the maintenance of F-16 jetfighters in an effort to enhance defense ties between the two countries.

Lockheed Martin and the Air National Guard (ANG) F-16 fighter-jet equipped 174th Fighter Wing in Syracuse, NY, celebrated the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of Lockheed Martin's Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) last week.

Jordan signed a letter of Intent (LoI) for the acquisition of 22 F-16 MLUs, the Belgian Ministry of Defence announced today. The deal is for 8 Dutch and 14 Belgian F-16 MLUs.

The 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, working together with the 85th Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron from Eglin AFB, and the 422nd Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron from Nellis AFB, began accelerated testing of a LITENING AT targeting pod on March 17.

Pakistan's cabinet last night gave approval to the country's air force to begin negotiations for the acquisition of up to 77 F-16 jet fighters from the US.

Under an agreement with Lockheed Martin, the Belgian ministry of defence signed an agreement for the purchase of 8 Pantera targeting pods to boost up the existing supply of 8 Lantirn pods already in use with the Belgian Air Component.

The United States Air Force contractually accepted the first new F-16 aircraft for the Poland Peace Sky program on March 30. The Poland Peace Sky program is comprised of 48 new F-16 Block 52+ aircraft, including 36 F-16C and 12 F-16D aircraft.

Four Turkish F-16s took over NATO patrol missions of the Baltic air space on March 31. Turkey will be the first NATO country to patrol Baltic air space for four months as opposed to three.

The convoy travels down the dusty desert road. Soldiers keep watchful eyes, surveying the barren landscape surrounding them. Today, their minds are slightly at ease. Overhead, an armed F-16 in direct contact with their team is watching the road ahead. No one will be lost today.

Hundreds of physical and mental training hours go into being a part of one of the most advanced careers in the world -- an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot.