F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2015


Ninth AF commander completes final F-16 flight Jul 01, 2015 - Ninth Air Force commander Maj. Gen. H. D. Polumbo Jr., a fighter pilot for 34 years and a combat veteran of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, took his final flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon last week as he nears the end of a long and distinguished Air Force career. [Read more...]	Northrop to upgrade US F-16s with HD video from LITENING Targeting System Jun 26, 2015 - Northrop Grumman announced that it has won a $74 million production contract to bring digital and high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to F-16 fighter jet's cockpit. [Read more...]

Iraqi Air Force F-16 crashed during night training mission Jun 25, 2015 - An Iraqi F-16 assigned to the 162nd Wing, Arizona ANG, crashed sometime around 20.00h today, five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport, while partaking in a night training mission. The Iraqi pilot, Brig. Gen. Rasid Mohammed Sidq, is believed to have been killed in this mishap. [Read more...]	Thai F-16 skids off taxiway at Korat Jun 24, 2015 - A Thai Air Force F-16 from 102 Squadron skidded off a taxiway and crashed into a drainage ditch at Korat Air Base at 13:00h local time today. The pilot ejected and was slightly hurt. [Read more...]
Israel offers surplus F-16A/Bs to Croatia Jun 23, 2015 - Israel is currently offering its old F-16A/B trainers to Croatia, hoping they will be interested to acquire them as a replacement for aging MiG-21 fleet. [Read more...]	Romania to buy second squadron of F-16s Jun 23, 2015 - Romania will buy 12 additional second-hand F-16 aircraft, said Defense Minister Mircea Dusa last Friday. In October 2013, Romania already bought 12 second-hand F-16AM/BM aircraft from Portugal to replace part of its fleet of Russian built MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
Kunsan surge operations generate 350 sorties Jun 22, 2015 - The 8th Fighter Wing tested its flying and maintenance operations during Surge Week here June 15-18. [Read more...]	The touch down before the stand up Jun 18, 2015 - On June 16, 12 F-16s arrived at Holloman Air Force Base as part of the 314th Fighter Squadron stand up scheduled for July 14. The arrival of these aircraft not only signifies the new beginning for the 314th FS, but also a continuation in training the world's best F-16 fighter pilots at Holloman. [Read more...]
USAF Thunderbirds tear up the skies over Colorado for the first time in 18 years Jun 02, 2015 - The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron "The Thunderbirds" tore up the skies over Aurora Colorado this past weekend for the 2015 Rocky Mountain Airshow. They travel to Colorado every year for the USAF Academy graduation flyover but have not given a public performance in the state since 1997. [Read more...]	Kunsan hosts Buddy Wing 15-4 Jun 01, 2015 - The 8th Fighter Wing is hosting members from the Republic of Korea Air Force's 123rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Seosan Air Base, to participate in Exercise Buddy Wing 15-4, June 1 to 5. [Read more...]

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