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UK, Netherlands are working to procure F-16 fighters for Ukraine
There is an international fighter jet coalition being forged by the UK and the Netherlands at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.
There is an international fighter jet coalition being forged by the UK and the Netherlands at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.
USAF F-16C crashes in South Korea; pilot safe
On Saturday morning May 6, a "Wolf Pack" F-16C crashed in a farming area near Osan Air Base. Fortunately the pilot was able to safely eject and nobody got wounded.
On Saturday morning May 6, a "Wolf Pack" F-16C crashed in a farming area near Osan Air Base. Fortunately the pilot was able to safely eject and nobody got wounded.
US Air Force successfully flying AI-controlled F-16
An autonomous F-16 completed 17 hours of flight testing in December, including advanced fighter maneuvers and beyond-visual-range engagements. The AI algorithm controlling the jet was developed by DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
An autonomous F-16 completed 17 hours of flight testing in December, including advanced fighter maneuvers and beyond-visual-range engagements. The AI algorithm controlling the jet was developed by DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
- The first F-16 Block 70 takes to the skies
- Eielson begins updates to its F-16 fleet
- Canada finalizes deal to acquire 88 F-35s
- Contract for production and delivery of up to 398 F-35s finalized
- F-35B crash-lands in Fort Worth, TX - pilot ejected
- Marine Corps F-35A damaged after emergency landing at Okinawa
- First new-built block 70 F-16 for Bahrain rolled out at Greenville
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F-16 fleet - May 28, 2023 | |
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 158
stored: 580
instructional: 118
on order: 136
active: 2796
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Changes '22/'23:
Fleet adds: 1
Fleet drop: 89
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Tactical Nuke
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A rare shot illustrating the nuclear role of the F-16: a USAF F-16C from the 10th TFS at Hahn AB in Germany seen carrying a BDU-38 simulator (B-61 nuclear dummy). The aircraft was participating in the weapons training deployment Exercise Sabre Thunder over the Bardenas-Reales Range on June 1st, 1988.
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Callsign "Hijak"
After a night of 4-5-What and closing down the Club, his wife wakes the kids, puts them in the car seats in their pajamas, drives to the club, pours the gentleman into his seat, drives him home. There, said gentleman realizes that maybe his night was a little too large. Hurled In-front-of Junior And Kids.
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TSgt. Eric Maxwell (added: 19 Jul 2013)
- 61 FS | 308 FS | 80 FS | 480 FS | 311 FS | 64 AGRS | 64 AGRS
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SrA. Zachary King (added: 3 May 2023)
- 57 FW | 57 FW
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SSgt. Jordan Rodgers (added: 22 Oct 2020)
- 79 FS | 79 FS | 79 FS | 79 FS | 555 FS
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TSgt. Kelly Swart (added: 18 Apr 2023)
- 55 FS | 149 FW
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TSgt. Clifton Helpingstine (added: 20 Oct 2007)
- 62 FS | 62 FS | 80 FS