Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet has been grounded due to a system deviation identified during the acceptance process, Air Force Commander Major General Nikolay Rusev confirmed this week.
Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has successfully completed Operational Assessment flight testing on U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft.
The United States Department of State has approved a proposed sale of 20 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to the Philippines, marking a key step in the country's military modernisation strategy.
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Fighter Squadron participated in exercise Turbo Weasel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, from 18–26 March and 8–17 April 2025.
Lockheed Martin and the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence formally celebrated the arrival of the first F-16 Block 70 in Bulgaria on Sunday, commemorating the beginning of F-16 operations in Bulgaria.
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed the death of 26-year-old fighter pilot Pavlo Ivanov, who was killed on 12 April during a combat mission in an F-16 fighter jet.
The partnership intends to serve both new and legacy F-16 operators, providing advanced maintenance and logistics support from a strategically located and technically proficient centre.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI), a subsidiary of French defence company Thales, has secured a contract from the NSPA to supply Scorpion HMD retrofit kits for the U.S. Air Force's F-16 fighter jets.
Four Polish F-16 fighter jets have arrived at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, taking over the NATO Air Policing mission from the French and Italian detachments. They will conduct the mission alongside the Romanian Air Force until July 2025.
The U.S. Air Force has marked a milestone in its VENOM (Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model) programme, as the final F-16 Fighting Falcon scheduled for autonomous modification arrived on 1 April.
Two additional F-16 Block 70 fighter jets landed at the military airbase in Kuchyňa on Wednesday afternoon, increasing Slovakia’s operational fleet to five aircraft.
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The first F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter jet for the Bulgarian Air Force landed at Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv on Wednesday, 2 April, marking a significant step in the country’s modernisation of its air capabilities.
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