File photo of an F/A-18F Super Hornet launching an AGM-158C LRASM during a test event in 2019. (Photo: NAVAIR) The latest Integrated Test Event is considered a “graduation exercise” of the latest configuration of the weapon. The U.S. Navy and Lockheed...
File photo of a U.S Air Force F-35A during Exercise Falcon Strike 2022. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary...
File photo of an F-35A with a Greek outline (Image credit: The Aviationist) Greece might receive up to 40 F-35 jets for an estimated cost of 8.6B USD. The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Greece...
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Block 40 from the 555th FS at Aviano Air Base, among the ones that will receive PoBIT upgrades. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) The U.S. F-16 fleet is undergoing the largest modification work in history with the...
A screenshot from Digital Combat Simulator. Among all videogames featuring the Viper, Falcon BMS and DCS World are the most accurate representations of the F-16, a civilian can get his/her hands on. The F-16 is one of the world’s most popular...
U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Thompson, 8th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, conducts an F-16 Viper training sortie over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. The 54th Fighter Group is one of the premier fighter pilot training groups, training...
The YF-16 takes off for its flight. (Photo: U.S. Air Force) On Jan. 20, 1974, the YF-16 No.1 flew for the first time, although it wasn’t planned. Here is what happened over the next 50 years. Today, Jan. 20, 2024, marks...
The F-35 assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities. (Photo: Alexander H Groves/Lockheed Martin) The 1000th F-35 Lighting II jet will be delivered once it receives the necessary TR-3 hardware and final TR-3 software. Lockheed Martin confirmed it has built...
The first Belgian F-35A during the rollout ceremony. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) The aircraft, the first of 34 on order, will be delivered next year and based at Luke Air Force Base for training. Lockheed Martin rolled out of its production facilities...
Personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, reposition a salvaged nose section from an F-35 airframe using a new Mobil Maintenance System in October 2023. (U.S Air Force courtesy photo) The F-35 reconstruction project, expected to be completed in 2025, opens...
