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USAF secretary Kendall plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 for a Sneak Peek on CCA Technology
The US Air Force is rapidly scaling up its plans to automate some of its fleet, and the US Air Force secretary says he's planning to fly in one of the autonomously piloted F-16s this spring.
The US Air Force is rapidly scaling up its plans to automate some of its fleet, and the US Air Force secretary says he's planning to fly in one of the autonomously piloted F-16s this spring.
Venezuelan F-16 downs an aircraft violating Venezuelan airspace
On Thursday the Venezuelan Air Force reported that one of its F-16 fighters shot down an aircraft declared hostile after it violated national airspace.
On Thursday the Venezuelan Air Force reported that one of its F-16 fighters shot down an aircraft declared hostile after it violated national airspace.
Argentina formalizes acquisition of Danish F-16 fighters
Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, arrived in Argentina on March 26 to seal the agreement for the purchase of 24 to 28 F-16MLU fighter jets, decommissioned by the Danish Air Force (RDAF), putting an end to the exaggeratedly long search for a supersonic multi-role fighter for the Argentine Air Force (FAA).
Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, arrived in Argentina on March 26 to seal the agreement for the purchase of 24 to 28 F-16MLU fighter jets, decommissioned by the Danish Air Force (RDAF), putting an end to the exaggeratedly long search for a supersonic multi-role fighter for the Argentine Air Force (FAA).
- Netherlands to provide Ukraine with €150 million of F-16 ammunition
- Greek F-16C Block 52+ crashes into sea, pilot rescued
- Ohio ANG F-16 experiences 'in-flight emergency' during landing at 180th FW
- Kunsan AB Airmen, allies complete Cobra Gold 24
- First 3 of 16 F-16 Block 70s arrived in Bahrain
- F-16 Block 70 jets set off on historic ferry flight to Bahrain
- Lockheed Martin delivers first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Slovakia
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Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 162
stored: 584
instructional: 121
on order: 127
active: 2857
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Fleet drop: 59
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25 Apr 2003
First flight test of the more powerfull F110-GE-132 turbofan engine for the F-16 block 60 is completed successfully.
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First flight test of the more powerfull F110-GE-132 turbofan engine for the F-16 block 60 is completed successfully.
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Low-level Battlefield Interdiction Tests
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NASA #75750NF-16A
In the late eighties, the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 testbed (formerly the 6th FDS aircraft) was fitted with a dorsal spine, wing-root mounted Lantirn-style pods, and FLIR turrets on the nose. It was also upgraded with an F-16C block 25 wing and with block 40 F-16C features such as APG-68 radar and a LANTIRN interface.
It was used as a CAS testbed in support of the proposed A-16, testing low-level battlefield interdiction techniques such as automatic target handoff-systems. This program lasted untill January of 1992.
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