The service is in the process of phasing out its F-16 fleet in favor of more advanced fighters. It received its first F-16C in 1984; more than 800 of the C- and D-model jets currently reside in the Air Force inventory. Rachel Cohen is the editor of Air Force T...
The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighters jets to Turkey following the Turkish government's ratification this week of Sweden's membership in NATO.
February 16, 2023 U.S. Air Force F-35A fighter jet (Wikipedia)Tweet Email Print “This is the second intercept of Russian aircraft over two days.” By World Israel News Staff Two F-35 fighter jets intercepted three Russian military aircraft Thursday near Alaska’s Air Defense Identification...
TheUnited States Air Forcesofficiallywelcomedthefirst of fiveT-7A Red Hawk aircraft, marking a significant milestone for the service in its efforts to modernize its pilot training programs. Boeing, the renowned American multinational aerospace company, delivered the training jets on September 14. These...
Kris Osborn· March 13, 2023 By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military ModernizationFor many years, the People’s Liberation Army – Air Force has been flying hundreds of single-seat J-10 fighter jets, aircraft which emerged roughly 20 years ago as a potential F-15 and F-16 rival. ...
Colonel Tim Bailey, the project leader of the F-16 fighter jet at the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, stated at a press conference on
“It is important to train with other branches frequently,” US Air National Guard Capt. Dane Ruhnau, 194th FS pilot stated. “When the fight happens, we will need to execute as a joint force to be successful against a near-peer adversary.” ...
Two U.S. fighter jets are set to fly over Bosnia on Monday in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country's integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik. The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons will fly as p...
Boeing handed over the first T-7A Red Hawk aircraft to the USAF in September 2023. In April 2024, the aircraft was subjected to rigoroustesting, including climate control, escape system and flight control law tests at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The aircraft will undergo further test...
FILE PHOTO: An F-16 combat jet aircraft of the Turkish airforce takes off at the Air Defender Exercise 2023 at the military airport of Jagel, northern Germany, June 9, 2023. Axel Heimken/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Th...