F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2011


F-16 Phase Dock keeps aircraft in the fight Oct 11, 2011 - The thundering sound of F-16s slicing though the air is the sound of freedom and safety for many people, but for a handful of Bagram Airfield maintainers on the ground, it's the sound of success and hard work. [Read more...]	DC Air National Guard deploying to Afghanistan Oct 07, 2011 - More than 175 members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, will deploy to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, this week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. [Read more...]

Egypt purchases Sniper ATP Oct 06, 2011 - Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) in a single lightweight system. [Read more...]	Gunfighter jet honors 65th anniversary Oct 01, 2011 - Members of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing have begun a year-long remembrance leading up to the unit's the 65th anniversary in the Air National Guard with a new design for the wing's flagship aircraft. [Read more...]
Iraq makes first payment for 18 F-16s Sep 30, 2011 - The Iraqi government has transferred its first payment for 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, bringing Iraq closer to independently securing its airspace, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Sept 27. [Read more...]	Q&A: High-time pilot talks F-16 evolution Sep 27, 2011 - I recently sat down with Lt. Col. Michael Brill, the world's high-time F-16 pilot, to talk about the evolution of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the pilots who fly it. [Read more...]
US offers $5.85B upgrades to Taiwan, no new F-16s for now Sep 22, 2011 - The US announced a $5.85 billion arms package to upgrade Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets. This faced an immediate backlash from Republicans who accused him of selling a U.S. friend short and caving in to Chinese pressure. [Read more...]	L-3 Link awarded contract option to build fifth F-16 MTC Sep 20, 2011 - L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it has received a contract option from the U.S. Air Force to build a fifth F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC). [Read more...]
148th FW pilots recall eerie days after 9/11 Sep 15, 2011 - Soon after airplanes-turned-missiles slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2011, a Minnesota Air National Guard unit launched into action. [Read more...]	Possible F-16 buy highlights Iraq's progress Sep 15, 2011 - Iraq's potential purchase of 18 U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons is an encouraging development that benefits both nations, the senior U.S. Air Force component commander in Iraq said September 14. [Read more...]

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