Topic: F-16
Britain to start training Ukraine combat fighter pilots
The UK announced on Monday that this summer country will commence an elementary flying phase for cohorts of Ukrainian pilots to learn basic training. “This is a crucial...
F-16s and drones put on impressive “elephant walk” in New Mexico
Forty-nine fighter jets and drones assigned to the 49th Wing lined the runway for an incredible display of airpower at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The "elephant...
U.S. Air Force scrambles F-16s to intercept Russian bombers
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to chase away Russian bombers that approached the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday. The aircraft, which were identified...
AI-enabled tactical aircraft completes series of flight tests
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the VISTA X-62A recently completed a series of flight tests, where the aircraft was flown entirely...
Latest version of F-16 fighter jet conducts first flight
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin has announced that the latest version of the F-16 aircraft successfully carried out the first flight. As noted by the company, the F-16...
Ukrainian pilots need MiG-29, F-16 jets, says ex-NATO boss
Former NATO official James Stavridis said, that Western countries should start supplying fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against Russia. In an interview with ZDF, Stavridis said...
First US Air Force unit gets modernized F-16s with AESA radar systems
The U.S. Air Force has announced the 480th Fighter Squadron is officially the first to be equipped with and trained on the modernized F-16CM fighter with the...
NATO conducts air forces exercises over Romania
The Western military alliance NATO announced that fighter jets and surveillance aircraft from seven alliance countries held air-to-ground warfare drills over Romania on 28 July. According to a...