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Romania will purchase 32 F-16s from Norway
Dec 10, 2021 - According to a request from the Ministry of National Defense addressed to the Parliament, Romania will purchase 32 F-16 fighter jets from Norway for 454 million euros, with 354 million euros for the aircraft and 100 million euros for logistical support and specific modernization equipment from the US government. [Read more...]
Norway to sell F-16s to private military contractor as it transitions to the F-35
Dec 07, 2021 - According to the Norwegian government's website, the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) has inked a contract to sell up to 12 F-16 combat aircraft to US military contractor Draken International for training purposes. [Read more...]
Turkey looking to purchase 40 F-16 Block 70s as lifespan of current fleet nears its end
Dec 06, 2021 - Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has confirmed that Turkey's fleet of F-16 fighter jets has reached the end of its service life and is now seeking to acquire 40 modern F-16 fighter jets as well as 80 modernization kits to upgrade its current fleet. [Read more...]
Taiwan commissions first upgraded F-16 fighter wing
Nov 19, 2021 - On Wednesday, Taiwan officially commissioned the first combat wing completely equipped with the upgraded F-16V jets, in a ceremony at Chiayi Air Base. [Read more...]
20 year old NF-16D VISTA redesignated an ‘X’ Plane to test Skyborg
Sep 06, 2021 - The USAF is currently upgrading a modified version of its F-16 fighters, the NF-16D VISTA, to support autonomy testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Skyborg program. The Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) redesignated the NF-16D Variable In-flight Simulator Aircraft in June as the X-62A. [Read more...]
Israel Aerospace Industries to resume production of F-16 wings
Sep 06, 2021 - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will resume the production of F-16 wings for Lockheed Martin, using the assembly line established in the 1980s, following rising demand for the jets. [Read more...]
Raytheon to supply Morocco with F-16 engines in $212M contract
Jul 27, 2021 - Raytheon has been awarded a $212 million delivery order against the F100 production program’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F100-PW-229 install engines. [Read more...]
"Capital Guardians" bring excellence to AFCENT skies
Jul 20, 2021 - Over the past week, aircraft and Airmen assigned to the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing arrived at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to join the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing as it provides combat power projection across the region in defense of U.S. forces. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16 collides with building at Dutch airbase
Jul 01, 2021 - A Belgian F-16AM collided with a building at a Dutch airbase this morning as it prepared to take off, injuring two people. [Read more...]
Another civilian Red Air provider acquired F-16s
Jun 30, 2021 - Draken International will be the next civilian operator of used F-16s after Top Aces. The Dutch MoD has sold 12 of it's F-16s for delivery after their retirement in the course of 2022. [Read more...]
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