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Armed F-16 crashes into a warehouse in California, pilot ok May 17, 2019 - An armed F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just off March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin delivers last of the F-16IQs to Iraq May 09, 2019 - The last 9 of 36 F-16IQ block 52 aircraft arrived in Iraq on May 3. Having ordered its F-16IQs in two batches of 18 aircraft during 2011 and 2012, the Iraqi Air Force received its first one in late 2014. [Read more...]

Bahrain requests $750M worth weapons for F-16V block 70 fighters May 08, 2019 - The Government of Bahrain has requested to buy $750 million worth weapons to support its fleet of F-16 Block 70/F-16V aircraft from the United States. [Read more...]	Hill AFB F-35A units assist in F-16 fighter training May 07, 2019 - Brand new F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots received a unique training experience at Hill Air Force Base, with the help of the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings and the F-35A Lightning II. [Read more...]
Holloman’s 8th FS graduates first class of F-16 Viper pilots May 06, 2019 - Eight Viper pilot students graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s first F-16 Basic Course, May 4, 2019, at Club Holloman on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. [Read more...]	Viper pilot graduates from 311th FS for the second time May 06, 2019 - As the old cliché goes, 'it's a small world and it's an even smaller Air Force.' This weathered phrase proved true for Maj. David Abel, the 311th Fighter Squadron's newest instructor pilot. [Read more...]
First Lockheed Martin-licensed ‘Falcon Depot’ center planned in Norway Apr 30, 2019 - Lockheed Martin signed an agreement in March with AIM Norway, an Oslo-based MRO services provider, to jointly establish the world’s first Lockheed Martin-licensed F-16 ‘Falcon Depot’ center for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) and other regional F-16 customers. [Read more...]	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...]

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