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Belgian F-16s head to Afghanistan
Jul 06, 2005 - Four F-16 jet fighters of the Belgian Air Force departed to Afghanistan on Wednesday morning to join their Dutch collegues who are stationed there already since April 1st. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16s to participate at Maple Flag XXXVIII
May 13, 2005 - For the first time, the IDF/AF is dispatching fighter jets to Canada to participate in the Maple Flag exercises which will take place May 15-June 24. They will have 10 F-16s and about 150 air crew in Alberta. [Read more...]
Turkey to upgrade 117 F-16s
Apr 27, 2005 - The governments of the United States and Turkey signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the systems upgrade of Turkish F-16s at an estimated total value of $1.1 billion. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16D crashes - both pilots killed
Mar 05, 2005 - On Thursday morning (March 3rd, 2005) at 06.30h a Turkish Air Force F-16D from 4 AJÜ went missing over rugged terrain in the North of Turkey. The two pilots aboard are now confirmed to have been killed in this accident. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin sells venture stake
Jan 14, 2005 - Lockheed Martin Corp. has sold its 42 percent share in joint venture company TUSAS Aerospace Industries (TAI) to Turkish Aircraft Industries (TUSAS) as part of Turkey's plan to consolidate its defense industry into a single company. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16 jets harass Greek passenger plane
Nov 04, 2004 - It seems that the Turkish provocation in the Aegean might be escalating again. This morning, two Turkish F-16 reportedly harassed an Olympic Airlines passenger plane en route from the island of Karpathos to the island of Rhodes in southeastern Aegean. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to provide upgrade kits for Jordan F-16s
Oct 22, 2004 - Lockheed Martin received a $87 million contract to support upgrades to 17 F-16 A/Bs of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The main upgrade is the F16 A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU), essentially the same as being performed on 400 F-16s operated by the five European Participating Air Forces (EPAF). [Read more...]
Greek airspace violations by TuAF F-16s
Oct 13, 2004 - According to the Greek National Defense General Staff, 5 formations consisting of 12 Turkish Air Force F-16s violated the Greek National Airspace in 14 occasions today in the wider region of central Aegean and once over the island of Antipsara at an altitude of 5,000 feet. [Read more...]
Pakistan sends F-16s to Turkey for exercise
Sep 30, 2004 - Pakistan has sent six of its F-16 fighters to Konya Air Base, Turkey to participate in a joint military exercise codenamed "Anatolian Eagle" which is held from 27 September untill 08 October.
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Spangdahlem aircraft to move to Incirlik, Turkey?
Jun 09, 2004 - Pentagon planners have announced a request for more rights for the use of Incirlik AB, Turkey and intend to move the aircraft from Spangdahlem AB Germany. Their reason as stated is to put these units closer to the Middle East to be better responsive. This is part of a major plan to change the European based USAF. [Read more...]
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