End of an era – farewell to Romania’s MiG 21 LanceR is welcome to the F-16
On May 15, 2023, the MiG-21 LanceR made ts final flight for the Romanian Air Force after more than 60 years of service.
Danish and Swedish fighters intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea
In a combined effort, Danish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft in the airspace over the Baltic Sea.
Northrop Grumman F-16 Electronic Warfare suite counters modern radio frequency threats during Air Force testing
Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has completed U.S. Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) testing.
Romanian F-16s launch first Alert Scramble safeguarding Baltic airspace
Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets from NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission launched to identify and escort two Russian Suhoi Su-27 Flanker fighters.
Delivery of first F-16 Block 70 component structures manufactured by PZL Mielec
PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company and one of Poland’s longest established aircraft manufacturers, completed the first two component structures for the latest version F-16, the Block 70/72
L3Harris: Viper Shield electronic warfare system achieves Critical Design Review milestone
L3Harris Technologies announced achieving a critical design review (CDR) milestone for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system.
Elbit Systems to increase IAF training capability with new simulation solutions
The Israel Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with Elbit Systems to expand the Mission Training Center (MTC) at the Hatzor Air Force Base.
Elbit Systems to supply an F-16 mission training center to the Polish Air Force
Israeli company Elbit Systems was awarded a contract valued at approximately $36 million to supply four F-16 Full Mission Simulators to the Polish Air Force.
Norway signs F-16-contract with Romania
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed a contract with Romania for the sale of 32 Norwegian F-16 aircraft.
Survitec aircrew flight equipment selected for block 70/72 F-16 Viper
Survitec has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to develop new flight equipment as part of a capability upgrade for the F-16.
German and Belgian fighters on NATO mission in Estonia
Both Germany and Belgium have been long-standing supporters of NATO’s mission safeguarding the Baltic skies at Ämari.
BAE Systems to improve F-16 cybersecurity
BAE Systems has released a new version of a world-leading maintenance capability that will reduce vulnerability to cyber-attacks for F-16 aircraft.