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.

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.

Eighth Fighter Wing officials at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, decided earlier this year that they needed a faster way of getting jets from the maintenance hangar to combat-ready status.

A test team from the Global Power Fighters Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB (California) moved a step closer to demonstrating the full combat capability of the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The first five of the Singapore Peace Carvin IV aircraft were delivered from the factory in Ft Worth on th 8th of July. The remaining deliveries are scheduled by the end of the calender year.

Indian Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 pilots will finally get an opportunity to put their combat skills to test against the F-16 jet fighter. No, the IAF does not plan to cross the border and take on the F-16s of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

The top U.S. military commander in Japan rode Tuesday where no American has sat before — in the back seat of Japan's newest fighter aircraft, the F-2.

A U.S. F-16 pilot who mistakenly bombed a group of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in, killing four, was found guilty Tuesday of dereliction of duty and was fined $5,672 for an act that a military commander characterized as shameful.

After an Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team aircraft crashed during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho on Sept. 14, 2003, the team turned to the F-16 Production Section of the Maintenance Directorate to modify another F-16 for use.

From July 11-16 ten allied countries will participate in a multinational exercise off the coast of Morocco to show the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups .

An Air Force F-16 pilot who in 2002 mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, killing four, will not face court-martial, the Air Force said last Thursday.

According to a story from Manchester Online, 6 Dutch F-16s caused some interest in the U.K. when people thought that they were unidentified flying objects.

Wednesday June 16th, 2004, saw the rollout at Volkel AB of a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16A in a "Dutch" YF-16 color scheme. The special color scheme celebrates 25 years of F-16 service with the RNLAF.

According to the Ivilliage website, A USAF F-16 pilot received the Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government. Captain Christina Hopper, a USAF F-16 fighter pilot would be the first to tell you she was just doing her job, and got to be a pilot through plain hard work and determination.