Singapore will donate its F-16A/B fleet to Thailand at the start of 2005. The vipers will be used by the RTAF to supplement the assets already in service with its Air Force.

Air Force officials plan to tap into the inherent strength and experience of all three Air Force components to increase overall combat capability.They announced six test initiatives Dec. 1 that fall under the Future Total Force plan.

During the 1991 Gulf War, Salam Shalaam flew MiG-23s with the Iraqi air force. Then, he was ordered to fly his aircraft to Iran, where it would be safe from the U.S. Air Force's far-reaching hand. He never made it.

When Hill maintainers begin modifying about 45 F-16s from Misawa Air Base, Japan, shortly, it will mark another step in the Ogden Air Logistics Center's Lean journey, according to base officials.

In response to a request from NATO, Norway is offering four F-16 fighter aircraft as a contribution to NATO's policing of the airspace in the Baltic area.

Changi Air Base East was officially inaugurated by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, this afternoon. The 145 Squadron which will be based there, oprates the F-16D Block 52+ jets. These Vipers are state-of-the-art, and so is the airbase they operate from.

The United States has approved a proposal to provide Oman with electronic warfare (EW) systems for the sultanate's F-16 fleet. Oman has purchased 12 F-16 C/D block 50 aircraft from Lockheed Martin in 2001.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) plans to sell Jordan 50 U.S.-made AMRAAM anti-aircraft missiles in a deal valued up to $39 million. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress last Friday about the proposed sale, giving lawmakers 30 days to block the agreement.

He said he was in trouble when a loud bang blew his feet off the rudder pedals and bright lights flashed in his night vision goggles; he had lost the engine on his F-16. Capt. Michael Matesick, a former 421st Fighter Squadron pilot, recalls...

Greece has decided to finally scrap their 4.8 billion euro ($6.2 billion) agreement with the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) to buy 60 Eurofighter jets (plus a further 30 options).

USAF Air Combat Command plans to begin using the new 500-pound GBU-38 JDAM, a lightweight satellite-guided bomb at Balad Air Base, Iraq, giving F-16 crews a new option to strike Iraqi insurgents and reduce unwanted destruction.

Four F-16s from the 349 Squadron at Kleine Brogel AB departed for Ronneby-Blekinge, Sweden today. During a five day air exercise, the pilots, specialised in air-defense, will go head-to-head with the Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 'Gripen'.

F-16 Vipers from the RNoAF are scheduled to get the Helmet Mounted Cueing System, and the Link 16 tactical datalink upgrades. A possibility of adding live video feed to their PANTERA Targeting Pods is also looked into.

Because split seconds can mean the difference between life or death for a pilot in combat, the 52nd Fighter Wing based adopted an advanced approach to high-tech man-machine interaction with the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System.

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the U.S. Congress last week of a possible sale to Turkey of an F-16 modernization package as well as associated equipment and services.