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Lockheed Martin inaugurates F-16 production line in Greenville
Apr 23, 2019 - Lockheed Martin hosted a ceremony to celebrate its new F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina. F-16 tooling and equipment previously in Fort Worth, Texas, has since been installed in a newly-refurbished hangar in Greenville, where the company will begin manufacturing F-16 Block 70 aircraft later this year. [Read more...]
Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar
Apr 05, 2019 - Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, at Ben Guerir Air Base. [Read more...]
Morocco approved to buy 25 F-16Vs and upgrade 23 others
Mar 26, 2019 - The U.S. State Department has cleared Morocco for a major increase to its F-16 fleet, including both the purchase of 25 F-16C/D Block 72s and upgrades of its existing 23 F‑16s to the more advanced F‑16V Block 52+ configuration. [Read more...]
F-16s provide essential support to US, coalition forces in Afghanistan
Mar 14, 2019 - During a recent raid on a terrorist stronghold in a remote Afghan village, U.S. ground forces came under enemy fire. They called for close air support, and shortly thereafter, an F-16 Fighting Falcon dropped munitions to eliminate the threat. [Read more...]
“Tigers” roar through Red Flag 19-1
Jan 29, 2019 - U.S. Airmen assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron and 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, are participating in Exercise Red Flag 19-1 from Jan. 26 – Feb. 15. [Read more...]
F-16 VDT announces new pilot
Jan 29, 2019 - Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot and commander ahead of the 2019 season, January, 29. [Read more...]
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...]
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