A Bahraini F-16 armed with AIM-9Xs, AIM-120C-7s and other munitions was tested at Edwards Air Force Base, California prior to delivery to the host country in 2024.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
A Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) F-16 Block 70 fighter scored the type’s first air-to-air kill on April 1 against a pair of Iranian drones, a source familiar with the incident tells Aviation Week. The drones had evaded intercept attempts by ground-based air defense in the pre-dawn hours. The RBAF...
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