F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
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A Ukrainian F-16 Shot Down 6 Russian Cruise Missiles In a Single Sortie
The Ukrainian Air Force is putting the F-16 to very good use fighting the Russian military. A whopping fifty-one years after ...
How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16
An investigation found that the part behind an F-16C crash was in a "blind spot" that Air Force mechanics can't see during ...
See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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Why the F-16 fighter jet remains a force to be reckoned with (updated 2025)
The Philippines also shortlisted the F-16 aircraft in August 2024 for its multirole fighter aircraft procurement project. The Philippine Air Force launched the project to acquire around 40 aircraft, ...
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U.S. F-16 Fighters Shot Down Drones with Laser-Guided Rockets in Combat
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the air-to-air role in combat to shoot down Houthi drones. The U.S. Air Force has ...
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Lockheed Martin handovers first Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 fighter jet
Lockheed Martin has officially handed over the first two F-16 Block 70 fourth-generation multi-role aircraft to Bulgaria ...
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Bulgaria Bolsters Air Force with Advanced F-16s; Marks Milestone in Military Modernization and NATO Ties
Bulgaria receives its first F-16 Block 70 aircraft, bolstering its military capabilities and NATO commitments.
Lockheed Martin Delivers 1st F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet To Bulgaria
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper) has had 29 Air Force customers and one Navy customer in the US Navy for ...
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Viper Shield Has First Flight on F-16 at Edwards AFB
Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite recently had its first flight on a Royal Bahraini Air Force Block 70 F-16C assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s […] ...
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Umerov discusses F-16 program, new defense projects with Belgian DM
Ukraine's Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov met with his Belgian counterpart, Theo Francken, to discuss strengthening Ukraine ...
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First F-16 Block 70 Jet Delivered to Bulgaria
The first of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jets on order has been delivered to the Bulgarian Air Force, the aircraft manufacturer announced. The fighters are built in Lockheed Martin's facility ...