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F-16 from 85th Squadron Completes First Flight with Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite
Set to replace the legacy Viper’s EW systems, the new IVEWS flew for the first time in an F-16 last month. Last month, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron took of...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/29/f-16-ivews-first-flight/
First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight
Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced that the fir...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/25/first-bulgarian-f-16-block-70-performs-maiden-flight/
Ground Mishap Involving F-16 and Weapons Loader Results in $30 Million Damage
A U.S. Air Force F-16C was struck by an out-of-control MJ-1 jammer, causing a fuel leak. Sparks emitted from the jammer ignited a fire that engulfed both the jammer and the right side of the F-16...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/20/f-16-hit-by-weapons-loader-report/
Taiwan’s F-16s Capture Footage of PLAN J-15 as China Holds Joint Sword-2024B Exercise With Liaoning Aircraft Carrier
The thermal mode video from the RoCAF F-16V’s Sniper ATP shows a Flanker-type aircraft with highly swept canards, confirming that the Chinese jet is a J-15, a derivative of the Russian carrier-...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/15/taiwans-f-16s-sniper-pod-j-15/
U.S. Air Force A-10C, F-16C and F-15E Deploying to the Middle East as Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles Attack on Israel
Three more U.S. Air Force squadrons are being deployed to the CENTCOM AOR as Iran threatened and launched a massive attack on Israel with ballistic missiles. The U.S. Department of Defense has an...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/01/more-squadrons-deployed-middle-east-iran-threats/
Video Released of Russian Su-35’s Unprofessional and Unsafe Maneuver During F-16 Intercept off Alaska
The Su-35S was escorting a Russian Tu-95 off Alaska when it performed an unsafe maneuver directed at the U.S. F-16. On September 23, 2024, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) det...
U.S. F-16 In Aggressor Paint Scheme Intercepts Russian Navy Il-38 In The Alaska ADIZ
As happened in May 2024, F-16 in Russian-inspired camouflage color scheme recently intercepted Russian aircraft off Alaska. Earlier this month, Russian Navy Il-38 and Il-38N “Dolphin” (NATO c...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/30/u-s-f-16-intercepts-il-38-alaska-adiz/
Final Flight: The Dutch F-16’s Farewell Flight At Volkel Air Base
Focus on the final flight of the Dutch F-16 over the Netherlands. As already reported here, on Sept. 27, 2024, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) bid farewell to its iconic F-16 Fighting Fal...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/28/final-flight-the-dutch-f-16s/
Embedded GPS/INS Failure and Pilot Disorientation Led to 2023 F-16C Mishap In South Korea
A detailed look at the accident and lessons learned from the December 2023 U.S. F-16 crash near Kunsan AB. On Dec. 11, 2023, at around 08:42 local time, a pilot assigned to the 35th Fighter Squad...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/27/f-16c-mishap-south-korea-report/
End of an Era: Bidding Farewell to the F-16 in the RNLAF After 45 Years of Service
With the F-16 retirement, all the operational duties are being transferred to the F-35, making the RNLAF the second air force with a 5th gen-only fighter fleet after it has declared the Full Oper...
Let’s Talk About the U.S. Air Force’s ‘Operation Polar Vortex’ With B-52s Over Alaska
Operation Polar Vortex demonstrated the ability to rapidly deploy forces to the Arctic in defense of the homelands, validating operational capabilities from strategic locations in the region an...
https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/22/operation-polar-vortex/
DARPA Awards BAE Systems $4 Million for Autonomous Beyond Visual Range Air Combat Program
Autonomy solutions for BVR combat will initially be developed and demonstrated on F-16 testbeds and then transferred to an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project...
Infrared Search And Track Pod Integrated Onto Top Aces’ F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter
The integration of the IRST pods will make the training experience of USAF 5th generation fighters even more realistic. Top Aces Corp. is among the companies contracted under the Combat Air Force...
Breaking: One Of The First F-16 Jets Transferred To Ukraine Has Crashed
The Ukrainian Air Force has lost one of the first six F-16 jets it has recently received. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet was lost in a crash on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, a U.S. official told...
Ukrainian F-16s Shot Down Russian Cruise Missiles, Says Zelensky
The Ukrainian F-16s were among the assets that countered the Russian cruise missiles and one-way attack drones during the latest major attack. The Ukrainian F-16s may have seen their first combat...