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Venezuelan F-16 downs an aircraft violating Venezuelan airspace

Mar 31, 2024 - On Thursday the Venezuelan Air Force reported that one of its F-16 fighters shot down an aircraft declared hostile after it violated national airspace. [Read more...]

Argentina formalizes acquisition of Danish F-16 fighters

Mar 27, 2024 - Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, arrived in Argentina on March 26 to seal the agreement for the purchase of 24 to 28 F-16MLU fighter jets, decommissioned by the Danish Air Force (RDAF), putting an end to the exaggeratedly long search for a supersonic multi-role fighter for the Argentine Air Force (FAA). [Read more...]

Netherlands to provide Ukraine with €150 million of F-16 ammunition

Mar 26, 2024 - The Dutch government has committed to an aid package valued at over EUR 350 million for Ukraine. The Netherlands will procure ammunition worth more than EUR 150 million specifically for the F-16s that will soon be transferred to Ukraine. This ammunition is being directly purchased from the industry. [Read more...]

Ohio ANG F-16 experiences 'in-flight emergency' during landing at 180th FW

Mar 20, 2024 - An Ohio National Guard F-16 experienced an "in-flight emergency" during landing at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton Wednesday at 11.20h. The pilot exited the aircraft safely. [Read more...]

Greek F-16C Block 52+ crashes into sea, pilot rescued

Mar 20, 2024 - A Hellenic Air Force F-16 that took off from Larissa AB crashed near the island of Psathoura at 13:33h today during a routine training flight. [Read more...]

Kunsan AB Airmen, allies complete Cobra Gold 24

Mar 13, 2024 - Airmen assigned to the 80th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft concluded participation in Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, on March 8. The 43rd iteration of the exercise brought together service members from seven nations from February 26 to March 9 to enhance regional peace and stability. [Read more...]

First 3 of 16 F-16 Block 70s arrived in Bahrain

Mar 12, 2024 - In a significant milestone for Bahrain’s military capabilities, the first three of 16 F-16 Block 70 jets landed at Bahrain’s Isa Air Base on Friday, March 8. [Read more...]

F-16 Block 70 jets set off on historic ferry flight to Bahrain

Mar 06, 2024 - Lockheed Martin marked a significant milestone with the departure of the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jets from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain. [Read more...]

Lockheed Martin delivers first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Slovakia

Feb 29, 2024 - In a ceremony at Lockheed Martin's Greenville facility, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Robert Kaliňák, along with esteemed delegates from the United States and Slovakia, commemorated the delivery of Slovakia's first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft. [Read more...]

Netherlands withdraws F-16s from sale to Draken International, freeing up jets for Ukraine

Feb 08, 2024 - The Netherlands ends negotiations to sell six F-16 fighter planes to Draken International. Both parties have come to the conclusion that sale and delivery of these F-16s is not going to happen anytime soon. [Read more...]

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