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Peru selects electronic warfare suite for new F-16 fleet
L3Harris Viper Shield will equip 12 Block 70 fighters ordered after a lengthy competition to replace the South American country’s aging Soviet-era aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier21 Aug
Romanian F-16 fires cannon at sea drone near Black Sea gas platform
Two Romanian Air Force F-16s were sent against a small maritime drone drifting inside Romania’s exclusive economic zone…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau20 AugAN
Peru Chooses L3Harris Viper Shield Electronic Warfare Suite for F-16 Block 70 Fighters
Aviation News – The Peruvian government has selected L3Harris Technologies to equip its new F-16 Block 70 aircraft fleet with the state-of-the-art Viper Shield electronic...
Peru selects L3Harris Viper Shield EW system for F-16 Block 70 fighters
Peru has selected L3Harris' Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system for its F-16 Block 70 aircraft programme.
Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes during training flight, pilot ejects safely
Investigation underway after fighter went down near Istanbul during routine mission
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier12 AugAN
Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Yalova During Training; Pilot Survives
AviationNews – A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a routine training mission in the northwestern province of Yalova on Wednesday afternoon, with...
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Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near Yalova during training, pilot ejects
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau12 Aug
The Specific Super Hornet, F-15, And F-16 Variants Being Quietly Phased Out In 2026
The US fighter fleet is quietly shrinking in 2026 as aging F-15s, F-16s, Super Hornets, and A-10s enter their final chapters.
The Shared Radar Warning Receiver Limitation Of The F-15, F-16, & F/A-18
The challenge for legacy fighter jets in today's battlespace.
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AI Flies X-62 VISTA Live-Target Intercepts
A modified F-16 used infrared sensor data to guide itself into intercept positions against a T-38.
AVweb•Matt Ryan7 AugA
Belgian F-16s return to Iceland for NATO air policing mission
Belgium has deployed four F-16 fighter jets and around 100 military personnel to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission, marking the second such deployment in a year. The mission aims to protect Icelandic airspace, as the country has no air force of its own despite its strategic location between […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Aug
USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines
The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe6 AugA
Lockheed Martin AI flies F-16 in 27 live-target intercepts
An artificial intelligence agent flew a heavily modified F-16 into 27 intercepts against a live target using data…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau4 AugA
US Air Force puts F-15EX and F-16 engine suppliers on notice
The US Air Force is preparing to open fighter engine production for the F-15EX Eagle II and F-16…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau4 Aug
US Air Force seeks new engine options for F-15EX and F-16 fleets
Request for information signals possible challenge to decades-long Pratt & Whitney-GE duopoly
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier4 Aug
Why The F-16 Viper's New AESA Radar Makes A 50-Year-Old Fighter More Lethal Than The Day It First Flew
How the latest tool in Fighting Falcon's kit sharpened its claws even more.
Poland scrambles F-16 after unidentified object crashes in Lublin region
A Polish Air Force F-16 was scrambled in the early hours of July 30, 2026, after radar detected…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau30 JulA
Sabena Engineering named European F-16 maintenance partner by Lockheed Martin
Sabena Engineering has signed a letter of intent with Lockheed Martin to become the dedicated European maintenance partner for F-16 fighter aircraft, including the latest Block 70/72 variant. The agreement was announced during the Farnborough International Airshow. The partnership combines Lockheed Martin’s technical expertise with Sabena Engineering’s maintenance infrastructure in Belgium, creating a regional support […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban24 Jul
Romanian F-16 shoot down drone in country’s airspace, Italian Eurofighters join
The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, has confirmed that a Romanian Air Force F-16 shot down a drone…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux24 Jul