Lockheed Martin F-16

Bahrain formally accepted delivery of the first of 16 jets a year ago, but the fighters remained in the U.S. to complete certification testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Air Force is putting its Lockheed Martin F-35A through its paces in the type’s most complex deployment to the Asia Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
RTAF has released a white paper on new procurement requirements, including fighter replacements, domestically produced munitions and anti-drone technology.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The country’s ministers, engineers and industry leaders have waited almost 14 years for the 13-min. first flight of the prototype Kaan on Feb. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
President Erdogan says he has discussed the next steps on finalizing Turkey's procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-16s with U.S. lawmakers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about aircraft production standards, nuclear bomb coverage, AI, private jets, future airliners and radar warning receivers.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Over the past few months, the service, largely through its newly renamed Airman Development Command (ADC), has released a series of requests for information.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine will begin receiving F-16 combat aircraft this summer, the Danish government has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The past decade has been a turning point for the Slovak Air Force (SAF), with several key platforms reaching the end of their operational lifespan.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
A new effort to build and refurbish engine parts in-house has started to turn around powerplant problems with the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 trainer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Seoul has extended a contract with Pratt that will see the company provide performance-based logistics for F-15K and K/F-16 F100 engines until end-2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A father of the design and development of the F-16 explains the unique philosophy and processes used to bring the popular fighter from an idea to a finished product.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16 upgrade, known as the Peace Phoenix Rising Program, is moving into the next phase of weapons integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the latest country to put the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on alert.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will urge his country’s national assembly to ratify Sweden’s entry into NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France will provide additional Scalp air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron has declared.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has revealed that production of Bulgaria’s new F-16 Block 70 aircraft is well underway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Over 50 years, the capability and complexity of the Lockheed Martin F-16 have evolved from lightweight day fighter to multirole combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s domestically developed air-to-air missiles, Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan, are being readied for acceptance testing by the Turkish Air Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The nimble product of dogfighting theorist John Boyd and aircraft designer Harry Hillaker fights for relevance in future combat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin on Jan. 10 announced the delivery of the first two F-16 Block 70 jets for Slovakia from its facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion