One of Ukraine’s top F-16 fighter pilots, call sign “AB,” shared insights into Ukraine’s evolving air war during an appearance at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on 6 October.
Two additional Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70 multirole combat aircraft landed on 3 October at the Third Air Base near Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic announced that two additional multirole combat aircraft Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70 were welcomed at the 46th Wing Air Base in Kuchyňa-Malacky.
The U.S. Department of War has announced the signing of an agreement with Lockheed Martin to support the operation of Ukraine’s F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon multi-role combat aircraft.
Türkiye is preparing to finalise multi-billion dollar aircraft agreements with Boeing and Lockheed Martin during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump on 25 September.
On 15 September, the US Department of State announced the approval of a request from the Peruvian authorities regarding a potential purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole fighter aircraft.
Lockheed Martin has announced it will upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-16 Block 52 flight simulators to reflect the capabilities of its modernised F-16 Viper (F-16V) aircraft.
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An F-16 fighter jet from the Polish Air Force’s Tiger Demo Team crashed at Radom Airport on the evening of 28 August 2025 during training for the upcoming Radom Air Show.
Poland has chosen L3Harris Technologies to supply its AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare system as part of the country’s F-16 Viper upgrade programme.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked one IL-20 COOT operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 20 August 2025.
The roar of jet engines cut across the desert sky as the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing launched the first aircraft in a rapid airpower generation exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
The Belgian detachment includes four F-16 fighters and around 100 supporting personnel, who will remain on Quick Reaction Alert in Iceland until mid-September 2025.
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