A USAF F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff in South Korea in 2023 after power outages caused a series of failures to instruments in the aircraft’s cockpit.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has suffered its first F-16 write-off since 2004 after a Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crashed shortly after takeoff.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 2 flew on a highly modified version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 that was operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent.
Argentina’s government has signed an agreement to purchase 24 F-16 fighters from Denmark in a major step to recapitalize the Latin American country’s air force.
About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Romania has significantly increased its defense spending, allocating 2.5% of its GDP and placing it among the highest spenders within NATO. To maintain its role in enhancing alliance security, the Romanian Air Force has embarked on several fleet recapitalization initiatives.
Of the 215 used fighters expected to transfer ownership in the coming decade, 132 of them (about 61%) will be F-16s, according to Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military database.
A Turkish indigenous active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has taken to the air for the first time in an F-16, local defense officials announced.
Embraer and Singapore’s ST Engineering say they will expand their collaboration in defense beyond the service and engineering of the C-390 transport aircraft.
In response to the rapidly changing strategic environment in the region, the Royal Thai Air Force has released an updated White Paper outlining investment priorities through 2037.
The integration will allow the Navy to experiment with autonomous capabilities as it continues developing concepts for crewed-uncrewed teaming capabilities.
Readers write about the F-16, NATO assets for Ukraine, and air traffic control training and supervision. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the Singapore Airshow.