The F-16CM #89-2030 of the 510th FS landing at Aviano AB on Mar. 20, 2023. (Image credit: Claudio Tramontin) The F-16 with the new special-colored tail has flown for the first time from Aviano Air Base. The 510th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano AB, Italy, has a new flagship aircraft: …
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Ukraine Requests Two Squadrons Of F-16s But Giving ‘Vipers’ to Kyiv Is Easier Said Than Done
File photo of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conducting pre-flight checks prior from a sortie Jan. 12, 2023, at King Fahad Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during an off-station agile combat employment exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shannon Bowman) Soon after the recent …
U.S. Air Force And Navy Aggressors Receive Upgraded F-16Cs From Air National Guard
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo …
U.S. Air National Guard Recommends Fielding Of BriteCloud 218 Decoy
An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The decoy will be designated AN/ALQ-260(V)1 in U.S. Armed Forces service. The U.S. Air National Guard has issued a “fielding recommendation” for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy, after the successful completion of the Foreign Comparative Testing on the …
First Batch Of US-Based RNLAF F-16s Return To Europe
F-16AM J-010. (All images, credit: APS) RNLAF F-16s deployed to Tucson to train Viper pilots, are on their way back. On Jul. 29, 2022, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) flew the last F-16 mission from Tucson International Airport/Morris ANG Base. The Dutch had 11 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets (5x single seater F-16AMs and 6x …
Enjoy An F-16 Ride-Along With ‘Rebel’ During The Viper Demo Flight Routine
Capt. Aimee “Rebel” Fiedler pulls some Gs during a repositioning maneuver at the Wings Over Houston 2022 air show. (Screenshot from the video below) Capt. Aimee “Rebel” Fiedler takes us through the various maneuvers of the F-16 display during the Wings Over Houston Airshow. As the 2022 air show season draws to a close, our …