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Belgian pilot passes 4000 hrs in the F-16 Aug 30, 2014 - Commander Marc "CharlZ" Longle, became the first Belgian pilot to pass 4000hrs on August 29th, 2014 after a short flight from Florennes AB in Belgium. He becomes a member of a very exclusive club. [Read more...]	Israeli F-16 downs another drone from Lebanon Apr 30, 2013 - The Israeli military says one of their F-16s shot down an unmanned aircraft sent into Israeli airspace by Hezbollah militants. The threat was detected at 6,000 feet over the Mediterranean sea on April 25th and was destroyed shortly after by an air-to-air missile. [Read more...]

Northrop Grumman's SABR Gives F-16 Pilots the Big Picture Apr 16, 2013 - To a pilot, a radar is only as useful as the information it provides, and Northrop Grumman's Big SAR (synthetic aperture radar) mapping for the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) delivers the largest, sharpest radar images ever available in an F-16. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin announces new F-16V at Singapore Air Show Feb 15, 2012 - Lockheed Martin unveiled a new version of the F-16, which will include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, upgraded mission computer and improvements to the cockpit. The "V" designation is derived from Viper, the name fighter pilots have called the F-16 from its beginnings. [Read more...]
F-16s to strengthen Iraqi air defense Nov 16, 2011 - During a press conference Nov. 8 the commander of the Iraqi air force said Iraq's purchase of 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, for their future air defense, will encourage and strengthen the strategic partnership between the U.S. and Iraq. [Read more...]	Pratt & Whitney to power Egyptian Air Force F-16s Nov 16, 2010 - Pratt & Whitney, was awarded a contract for $46 million to provide F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) engines to power the Egyptian Air Force's new fleet of 20 F-16 aircraft. [Read more...]
Green Flag prepares airmen, soldiers for joint fight Jul 23, 2010 - As he flies a combat air patrol over the cities of Medina Wasl and Medina Jabal, Capt. James Russell pushes up the throttle on his F-16. [Read more...]	New homepage Mar 09, 2010 - As you have probably noticed, we redesigned the F-16.net homepage. The new design not only looks more attractive and fresh, it also features a lot of new content, including the latest pilots and crew chiefs to submit their profile, a random aircraft profile from our F-16 Hall of Fame, a random unit profile and a real-time fleet status report. [Read more...]
Egyptian Air Force selects F100-PW-229 EEP Feb 02, 2010 - The U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales program has announced that the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) engine has been selected by the Egyptian Air Force to power their new fleet of F-16 Block 52s. [Read more...]	30 years of Norway F-16s Jan 16, 2010 - Norway celebrated 30 years of F-16 operations. On January 15 1980 test pilot Steinar Berg flew F-16B #78-0301 from the Fokker factory at Amsterdam-Schiphol in the Netherlands to Rygge AFB ushering in a new era for the arctic air force. [Read more...]

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