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Singapore considers to replace F-16 fleet with F-35s
Jan 22, 2019 - Singapore identified the F-35 Lightning II as the most suitable replacement for its fleet of F-16s and plans to buy a small number for evaluation purposes, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Friday. [Read more...]
US blocking Israel’s F-16 sale to Croatia?
Dec 11, 2018 - US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has reportedly refused to approve the sale of 12 F-16 combat aircraft to Croatia. The US government must approve the sale of its planes sold to any country. [Read more...]
480th FS commander surpasses 2,000 flying hours
Oct 31, 2018 - Lt Col Mike Richard, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, surpassed 2,000 flying hours on October 18th, 2018, in the airspace around Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. [Read more...]
Belgium buys 34 F-35s
Oct 25, 2018 - Today the Belgian government decided to buy up to 34 F-35s for its air force to replace the current fleet of 54 operational F-16s. [Read more...]
'Shooters' deploy in support of Operation Inherent Resolve
Oct 16, 2018 - U.S. Airmen assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and supporting units, deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16 burns out on the ground at Florennes Air Base
Oct 11, 2018 - Today around 14.10h, a violent explosion sounded at Florennes airbase in the South of Belgium when an F-16 caught fire and completely burned out. [Read more...]
Greece to upgrade 85 F-16s to Block 70/72 Viper configuration
Sep 15, 2018 - Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F-16s to the Block 70/72 Viper configuration on Monday. [Read more...]
MISSION COMPLETE: Final F-16 Phase Inspection for the VTANG
Aug 29, 2018 - Aircraft tail number 328 recently emerged from its 300-hour phase inspection, marking another final event for the F-16 at the 158th Fighter Wing. Aircraft 328 was the last F-16 to undergo a phase inspection as the unit transitions to the F-35 Lightning II in fall of 2019. [Read more...]
175th EFS brings U.S. Airpower to Bagram
Aug 08, 2018 - U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) deployed to Bagram Airfield in support of combat operations, July 27. [Read more...]
Thunderbirds announce 2019 officer selections
Jul 23, 2018 - The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Holmes, has officially selected the officers who will be joining the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for the 2019 demonstration season. [Read more...]
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