Lockheed Martin F-16

Lockheed Martin says it has proposed to establish several in-country MRO capabilities in the Philippines to support the F-16 and C-130 fleets.

The complexity of the security situation in the South China Sea and the de facto limited budget means that the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) modernization objectives face tough competition with other services.

After nearly two decades of flying a fleet of much watered-down Eurofighters, Vienna could begin the search for a new combat aircraft.

A political war of words has erupted in Bulgaria after the country’s first Block 70 F-16 combat aircraft went unserviceable.

India has carried out missile strikes on nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites in Pakistan in response to the April 24 terrorist attack in Kashmir.

Ukraine is in talks to establish a second training site for Lockheed Martin F-16 pilots in the Czech Republic, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

An electronic self-defense suite for the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s has passed a critical phase of flight trials.

Turkish Aerospace Industries is in the early stages of assembling the first prototype for the Kaan indigenous fighter project.

Recent Peruvian Air Force shifts in recapitalization plans reflect the service’s effort to balance long-term modernization with immediate operational needs, emphasizing combat effectiveness and national emergency response as top priorities.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A new U.S. Air Force unit creating a proving ground for autonomous combat aircraft hopes to take flight within the year.

The first Block 70 model F-16 has landed in Bulgaria, the country’s defense ministry has announced.

The U.S. State Department has expanded its Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Blk. 70/72 package to the Philippines, as it hopes to secure a deal in Southeast Asia.

Taiwan is moving at a steady pace with air force modernization, but its procurement goals seem to clash with what its primary ally, the U.S., sees as priorities

USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dan Caine, nominated as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants the DOD to increase its work with nontraditional firms.

The first new Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk. 70 for Taiwan was rolled out on March 28 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.

The Royal Thai Air Force is looking for a tanker platform to refuel Lockheed Martin F-16s and Saab Gripens.

By 2035 Argentina’s combined air forces will have increased only marginally in terms of overall size, but Buenos Aires will have fortified and modernized its key fleets to a greater degree than the numbers would suggest.

The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.

L3Harris is in opening discussions about providing a podded version of its ALQ-254 Viper Shield EW system for use on Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 70/72s.

The Block 42 F-16C, assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, crashed shortly after taking off on April 30, 2024.

The first flight milestone, announced Feb. 4, keeps the program on track to deliver the first systems near the end of this year.

President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.