US National Guard F-16 pilot safe after ejecting before Louisiana crash
A pilot safely ejected after an F-16 fighter from the Oklahoma Air National Guard crashed in Louisiana on March…
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US fighters escort three Russian aircraft in eastern Syria: CNN
US fighters scrambled to escort several Russian aircraft in eastern Syria on February 15, 2022, according to a…
Ryanair flight triggers first NATO interception of 2022
After a Ryanair Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic controllers, two Portuguese F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters scrambled…
Newly-inducted F-16V fighter crashes into the sea off Taiwan
A Taiwanese F-16V fighter crashed into the sea off Dongshi on January 11, 2022. According to the Taiwan…
Norway to phase out F-16 fighters and shut down Bodø air base in the Arctic
F-16 fighters of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) will soon stop operating from Bodø Air Base above…
Polish F-16 fighters scramble to intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft
For the first mission of their deployment, the Polish F-16 fighter jets deployed at Šiauliai Air Base in…
Ex-Norwegian F-16s to become a part of Draken private air force
Draken US, a Texas-based private military contractor, has announced purchasing 12 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the government…
Japan requests the USAF ground its F-16 fleet after fuel tank drop incident
On November 30, 2021, an F-16 Fighting Falcon had to carry out an emergency landing at Aomori Airport…
Greek F-16 fighter jet crashes while landing at airbase
An F-16 of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) crashed as it was preparing to land at Andravida Airbase…
Taiwan deploys the F-16V, its latest and most advanced jet to date
A fleet of 64 upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jets have been commissioned into service by Taiwan’s president…
Erdogan affirms Washington offered F-16 fighters to Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that the United States government offered to sell F-16 fighter jets.…
F-16 fighter jet dips nose in a ditch as it overruns runway in Taiwan
A Taiwan Air force fighter jet overran a runway at Pingtung Air Base, plowing nose-first into a ditch…
Romanian F-16 fighter jet loses fuel tank during training flight
An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet of the Romanian Air Force lost a fuel tank and a pylon…
Belgian F-16 hits a wall, burns down; pilot injured
An F-16 fighter jet of Belgian Air Component caught fire after colliding with a wall while taxiing at…
Draken to acquire 12 Dutch F-16 fighters to train USAF pilots
The Netherlands will sell twelve of its surplus F-16 fighter jets to Draken International, the Defense Secretary of…
US State Department clears F-16 sale to Philippines
The Philippines were authorized to buy American F-16 fighter jets and an array of weapons for them, the…
Lockheed Martin to offer new and used F-16 Vipers to Ukraine
Lockheed Martin is ready to offer Ukraine the F-16 Viper, the latest version of its best-seller, to compete…
Belgium grounds F-16 fleet following engine mishap
Following a technical investigation into an engine incident, the whole fleet of F-16 fighter jets of the Belgian…