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Top Aces Integrates Cutting-Edge IRST on F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter
Top Aces Corp., the world’s only commercial operator of the F-16 aircraft for advanced adversary air (ADAIR) training, announces the integration of an infrared search and track (IRST) capability on its F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter (AAF) platform.

First Polish Air Force F-35 ‘Husarz’ unveiled
On Aug, 28, 2024, the first Polish Air Force F-35A, designated AZ-01, was officially unveiled during a roll-out ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, Texas. This aircraft entered production in April 2023.

Ukrainian F-16 crashed amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday
One of the F-16s sent from NATO allies to Ukraine has been destroyed. The jet went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday, killing pilot Oleksiy "Moonfish" Mes.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Oct 9, 2024
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 204 write-off: 622 preserved: 164 stored: 579 instructional: 119 on order: 120 active: 2867
	Changes '23/'24: Fleet adds: 25 Fleet drop: 71
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Today in F-16 history

9 Oct 1979
First production F-16A block 5 (#78-0022) is delivered to the USAF.

Quote of the Day

Combat flying is long hours of total boredom interrupted by seconds of sheer terror.

-- Unknown

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Testing the AGM-119A Penguin

RNoAF #685
F-16A Block 15

An AGM-119A Penguin anti-ship missile is mounted on the pylon of RNoAF F-16A block 15 #685 from 331 skv during testing of the missile in the mid eighties. Norway is the only country using the Penguin missile.

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Muskrat"

1978 in the 70 TFS bar. My call sign was Carrot Top or just "Carrot" or "CT." I had a way out-of-limits walrus mustache. Tommy Graves said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "CT, you look just like a Muskrat." Been Muskrat ever since.

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Sierra Hotel

Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

	6,000 Hrs 2008-05-02	Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill \| 466 FS \| 421 FS
	5,000 Hrs 2021-09-21	Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage \| 134 FS \| 134 FS \| 125 FS
	4,000 Hrs 2023-11-21	Lt.Col. Emre Mert \| 151 Filo \| 132 Filo \| 132 Filo
	3,000 Hrs 2023-07-26	Maj. Bambang "Sphinx" Aulia Yudhistira
	2,000 Hrs 2023-11-15	Lt.Col. Michal "Bongo" Zloch 6 ELT \| 3 ELT
	1,000 Hrs 2023-08-24	Capt. Wahyu "Skipper" Aditya Budiarta
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