On 15 February, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced discussions with Washington on the purchase of four additional Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter aircraft.
The U.S. Navy has completed its first-ever Programmed Structural Sustainment Repair on an F-16C Viper, delivering the aircraft eight months ahead of schedule.
L3Harris Technologies said flight testing of its Viper Shield electronic warfare suite is progressing, demonstrating the system’s fully digital capabilities using production-representative hardware and software.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $328.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract by the U.S. government to produce IRST21 Legion-ES sensor systems.
South American media reported on January 31, citing unofficial information from Peru and the United States, that the government in Lima has decided to accept a U.S. offer for 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole combat aircraft.
The priorities were discussed during a meeting between Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick […]
Lockheed Martin has completed the inaugural flight demonstration of its Sniper Networked Targeting Pod, validating real-time data sharing between two F-16 fighter aircraft.
The U.S. Department of War said it had awarded a $235.4 million contract to Belgium-based Sabena Aerospace Engineering to provide maintenance support for F-16 fighter jets supplied to Ukraine.
Denmark has formally ended the operational use of its F-16 fighter aircraft during a ceremony at Skrydstrup Air Base, closing a 46-year chapter in the country’s air power history.
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Aselsan’s Winged Guidance Kit-84 (KGK-84), developed for 2,000-pound bombs, has scored a direct hit on a defined maritime target during its first drop test involving a target.
Norway will provide approximately NOK 3.2 billion through the JUMPSTART mechanism to purchase F-16 ammunition, laser-guided missiles and long-range missiles for Ukraine.
Lockheed Martin has completed production of all F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the initial fleets of Bulgaria and Slovakia.
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