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Lockheed Martin delivers final 3 F-16s to Morocco
Three block 52 F-16s for the RMAF line up for take off for the final delivery flight to Morocco on August 22nd, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
Aug 30, 2012 - The final three of 24 F-16 fighter aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force have departed Lockheed Martin’s facility in Texas on their way to their new home in Morocco. [Read more...]
JASDF Airmen team up for post-tsunami fighter capabilities
JASDF 1st Lt. Kazuhiro Ota prepares for an F-16 training mission from the 162nd FW flightline at Tucson IAP on February 22nd, 2012. Ota and two other Japanese pilots currently in training here are set to graduate from the Air Guard’s international F-16 school house this Autumn. [USAF photo by MSgt. Dave Neve]
Jul 09, 2012 - While the island nation of Japan continues to rebuild in the wake of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, its airmen look to reconstitute the country's air defenses - learning to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Arizona Air National Guard. [Read more...]
Boeing completes first flight of QF-16
The Boeing Company and the USAF completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 block 30 #85-1570 Full Scale Aerial Target on May 4th, 2012 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. [Boeing photo]
May 10, 2012 - The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers 4,500th F-16
RMAF F-16C block 52 #08-8016 became Lockheed Martin's 4,500th F-16 delivery from its Fort Worth plant, Texas on April 3rd, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Apr 03, 2012 - Lockheed Martin commemorated the 4,500th F-16 Fighting Falcon delivery on April 3rd with a ceremony for employees, customers, former executives and elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Kay Granger and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to celebrate delivery of 4,500th F-16
The first Moroccan F-16C block 52 #08-8001, seen here on September 21st, 2010, is scheduled to fly in the fall of 2010. Morocco, the 25th nation to operate the F-16, ordered twenty-four block 52 aircraft in 2009. The two-tone light brown scheme with grey underside is unique to the Moroccan Air Force. [Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites]
Apr 02, 2012 - In late 1969, a conspiracy was hatched in secret all-night meetings in Washington, D.C. area hotel rooms that would have a profound impact on military aviation and Fort Worth. [Read more...]
TAI upgraded F-16s arrive in Pakistan
PAF F-16A block 15 #84709 from 11 sqn is seen landing during Anatolian Eagle 2007/2 at Konya AB on June 19th, 2007. [TuAF photo]
Feb 26, 2012 - The first batch of three TAI upgraded F-16 block 15 MLU (Mid Life Upgrade) were delivered to the Pakistan Air Force on Friday. [Read more...]
Pakistan receives first MLU F-16s
PAF F-16B block 15 #82603 is touching down on the runway at Lajes AFB on its way from Pakistan to the US for its MLU conversion. [Photo by Fabio Rocha]
Feb 06, 2012 - The Pakistani airforce received its first two MLU upgraded F-16s today at PAF Shahbaz airbase after the aircraft arrived back from the USA. [Read more...]
L-3 Link to upgrade Pakistani ATDs to SimuSphere HD-9™
A first-hand view from the cockpit of a simulator used during the Air, Space and Information Operation's first Air Combat Command Combat Air Force-wide Distributed Mission Operations Turkey Shoot. A Turkey Shoot is a scenario in which one team is outgunned, to the point of an inevitable loss, but still manages to win. This is the first time a competition like this has gone virtual. [USAF photo]
Jan 23, 2012 - L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it has been awarded a contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade two Pakistan Air Force F-16C Block 52 Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs) with the company's new SimuSphere HD-9™ visual system display. [Read more...]
IDFAF continues to upgrade older F-16s as delivery of the F- 35 might be delayed
IDFAF F-16D block 30 #022 from tayeset 109 is taking off at Decimomannu AB during exercise VEX11 on October 27th, 2011. [Photo by <a href="http://cencio4.wordpress.com" target="new">Giovanni Maduli</a>]
Dec 12, 2011 - Amid growing concern that delivery of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might be delayed, the Israel Air Force is further moving forward with a new upgrade program for its older F-16 fighter jets. [Read more...]
L-3 Link awarded contract option to build fifth F-16 MTC
A first-hand view from the cockpit of a simulator used during the Air, Space and Information Operation's first Air Combat Command Combat Air Force-wide Distributed Mission Operations Turkey Shoot. A Turkey Shoot is a scenario in which one team is outgunned, to the point of an inevitable loss, but still manages to win. This is the first time a competition like this has gone virtual. [USAF photo]
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...]
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