Key Points - The US Air Force is reportedly considering a new, highly advanced "F-16 Block 80" variant, a concept raised by Senator Tom Cotton to USAF Chief General David Allvin on May 20th. -This ...

An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...

Key Points and Summary - USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The concept would build on export-only Block 70/72 jets—much like ...

Few days after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Philippines, Washington cleared the sale of 20 F-16s to the country. The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale ...

WATERFOWL. TODAY, BULGARIAN DEFENSE LEADERS WERE IN THE UPSTATE TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THE COUNTRY’S FIRST F-16 BLOCK 70 FIGHTER JET. MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY IT DEEPENS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S.

US fighter aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin is sweetening its offer to the Philippines, in an attempt to secure a contract covering dozens of new tactical jets. Lockheed has offered its latest ...

A Bulgarian F-16C Block 70 Fighting Falcon departs the Greenville production facility on a pre-delivery test sortie. Lockheed Martin has completed manufacture of the initial eight of Bulgaria's 16 ...

The L3Harris Technologies AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite recently had its first flight on a Royal Bahraini Air Force Block 70 F-16C assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s ...

Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air Force ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever produced. It has been 51 years since the F-16 Fighting Falcon made its ...