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Croatia finally settles on Israeli F-16 offer
Mar 28, 2018 - Croatia announced it will accept Israel’s offer to supply its air force with F-16s, scheduled to be delivered by late 2020. Croatia asked five countries last year to bid for contracts to supply it with fighter jets: Sweden, Israel, the United States, Greece and South Korea. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16 crashed in central Turkey
Mar 26, 2018 - A Turkish F-16 crashed last Thursday in the province of Nevsehir, some 260 kilometers southeast of the capital Ankara, during a training flight. [Read more...]
‘Double Down’ pilot passes 1,000 combat hours
Mar 07, 2018 - "Mach" received a "Double Down" congratulations from members of the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron as he surpassed the 1,000 combat-hour milestone in the F-16 Fighting Falcon February 28, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 pilot strikes cable in Arizona
Feb 14, 2018 - Last Sunday a Dutch F-16 fighter pilot flew his jet into an overhead cable on a training exercise in Arizona. The pilot was unharmed and able to land safely, but the aircraft (F-16BM J-369) was ‘severely damaged’ in the incident. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 shot down, pilots safe
Feb 10, 2018 - Israeli jets today were targeted by the Syrian Army with anti-aircraft missiles. An Israeli F-16I went down in northern Israel amid the fire, but the jet's pilots ejected safely. [Read more...]
Indonesian Peace Bima Sena II deliveries concluded
Jan 18, 2018 - Today the last two F-16C aircraft (#TS-1628 and #TS-1634) of the Peace Bima Sena II order were delivered to Indonesia. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s scramble to intercept Russian bombers over the North Sea
Jan 15, 2018 - Two Belgian F-16s scrambled this morning to intercept two Russian bombers over the North Sea. The Russian Tupolevs flew in the direction of Dutch airspace. [Read more...]
Missile warning and 3D Audio/ANR for Belgian F-16s
Jan 05, 2018 - The Belgian Air force has ordered Terma’s Pylon Integrated Dispensing System (PIDS+) configuration pylons for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets. [Read more...]
Belgium rejects French lobbying for Rafale Fighters
Jan 02, 2018 - Belgium has rejected French offer of Rafale fighter jets for the country’s bid to replace aging F-16 fighter jets. Belgium had called for tenders in March to replace its ageing fleet of 34 F-16 fighter aircraft for an estimated $4.2 billion. [Read more...]
Air Force Thunderbirds commander removed
Nov 29, 2017 - The Air Force has removed the commander of the high-profile Thunderbirds demonstration team due to a loss of confidence in his abilities to lead the touring squadron of F-16 fighter jets, the service announced Wednesday in a statement. [Read more...]
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